r/nextfuckinglevel • u/bendubberley_ • 1d ago

A police officer in Mexico prevents someone's suicide attempt, on a bridge, with no safety equipment.

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u/AnonThrowawayProf 1d ago

Psych ward stays shouldn’t feel punitive.

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u/doggietv123 1d ago edited 1d ago

Probably not the best idea to have someone who suicidal let’s say drive a vehicle on the highway if you pose a threat to society or yourself you will be locked away lol

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u/AnonThrowawayProf 1d ago

I’m meaning that the treatment you receive at psych facilities shouldn’t feel punitive. Mine was basically jail and the staff members uncaring even though I was as easy of a patient as it gets. Even tho I checked my own self in.

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u/TechTheLegend_RN 21h ago

I'm sorry that happened, it's very facility dependent.

I obviously don't know the workers who cared for you but I will say psych is a very dangerous profession and many facilities just flat out don't support their staff. They get beat up over and over again and there is effectively zero recourse. This leads to extreme burnout and honestly some PTSD and distrust.

With that being said, it's not an excuse. Reading things like this makes me truly appreciate how good of a program my local hospitals have.

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u/AnonThrowawayProf 21h ago

The crazy thing that stood out was so many staff members being way more mentally unhealthy than we were. Like not far away from a full breakdown themselves. I understand that’s why they treated us like that. I know administration is usually always to blame. How are they supposed to help people in that state?

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u/TechTheLegend_RN 20h ago

They can't. The number one thing I always tell my patients is you can't help others until you help yourself first. Clearly they have forgotten.