There are so many subtle differences in this ward that make you realise the seriousness of what some people go through. These are all related to stopping people from suiciding. Consider this a trigger warning.
Where do we keep our clothes? In a series of shelves. No wardrobe rail. Fold your things and put them away. Stuff that requires hanging, like dresses, you can skilfully manage to get them on the curtain rail if you are tricky enough. There are no coat or hat hooks, so thankfully we don't live in the 1950s.
The bathroom makes me feel really sad. The mirror is made of glass. The hand rails are completely covered over so that nobody can get any material through it.
From the moment I first stepped in to the shower I was so confused. How the fuck do I get the water out. They only have these small things that you have to twist to get the water out. The hot water is that hot that I only need to turn the cold on a smidge. I have my theories about the reason behind this, but I won't delve in to that part.
Here's the shower curtain. It is connected by a strong magnet. You can give it a good tug but any extra weight would result in the connection breaking. The shower rod and anything/one conected to it would collapse to the floor.
The door handles are at an angle. Makes it really hard to open them when you have are.s full of stuff. But...
That is probably enough of the dramatic stuff. Just thought that it was really interpreting (interesting/depressing).
Hope you're having a wonderful weekend x
Interesting? Darwin mental health Ward had lockable doors on the inside! Made if very easy for k and K's dad. :(
ReplyDeleteOur rooms can lock but we aren't supposed to lock them. Not sure of their purpose then though?
DeleteThat's quite confronting actually. I know it all has practical applications, and I guess you can't sugar coat reality... but it's confronting nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteThere are moments when I step in to the bathroom and it hits me. I just know there is a reason why these things are the way they are. I just find it hard to think about the people who were lost along the way.
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