Shock of Carrying Trauma Alone
The next morning, Haley ventured out of her room for morning meds instead of waiting for Kim to come get her. She was in shock when she returned, and the door to her room was locked. Thinking it was a mistake, she went to find Kevin, another Mental Health Tech.
“In morning rounds staff had a discussion and decided that because you are ignoring the groups and lying in bed all day, we have to keep you out of your room.”
“That’s not fair,” argued Haley.
“We want to make sure we help you as much as we can. Part of that is making sure you go to groups and learn better skills in dealing with problems. Lying in bed all day is no way to deal with your issues.”
“I’m not just lying in bed in there,” Haley told him.
“Staff do checks every fifteen minutes, they see you,” Kevin told her in a calm even voice.
“I know it looks like I’m just lying in bed, but I’m practicing mindfulness,” Haley told him, looking at his name tag because she was too moral to lie to his face.