Because I have been! Anyone who knows me, knows I have PTSD (I know I never shut the fuck up about it). Being "triggered," as I talked about in a blog almost a year ago, is way different than anxiety before a test or seeing something that frightens you or bothers you …
Category: patient Stories
ER stories are a lie; they can be much worse…
Ok, so everyone knows an ER nurse that claims a dude came in with the aquarium bulb shoved up his ass, and they had to do emergency surgery in the trauma bay to remove the bulb, so it didn't break. Yeah, maybe, but that is not a common thing for people present to the …
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As a skunk…
Or lady, you are 5 times the legal limit. Yes, you heard correctly blood alcohol of nearly .5. According to health class, that should kill you. It is, however, not uncommon for people with severe alcoholism to reach that number or higher and be coherent while they’re speaking to you. This is what happened tonight. …
Empathy on empty?
I can be a huge ass, ask anyone who knows me in person. I am sarcastic with a ton of gallows humor to add to who I am. I tend to swear, and often that filter is tough for me to maintain. I am pretty sure that some folks find me a tad rough around …