This story is from my spooky psych ward stories I tell during the month of October. This patient was struggling with an aggressive case of schizophrenia and had a hard life of homelessness and drug use. He was in and out of shelters and the psych ward and had to also survive the streets. After coming to our ward, he wreaked havoc on the unit. It was so bad that no place would take him unless he didn’t have any violent outbursts for a full week! It was actually close to impossible to accomplish t

Wildest Patient Escapes in the Psych Ward part 1 😳 #psych #psychwardstories #psychunit #grippysockvacation #psychiatrist #mentalhealthadvocate #jayspsychwardstories | Jay’s Psych Ward Stories

Most people wouldn’t believe me if I told them that psych wards are mostly silent. However, when it goes down, it GOES DOWN. Here’s one of the wildest fights. I’ve witnessed from my time working in the psych ward. | Jay’s Psych Ward Stories

There were times in the psych ward where I was put into horribly dangerous situations. I can look back and laugh now but in hindsight, there was such oversight by the facilities responsible for the wellbeing of patients and staff 😮‍💨. Glad to be doing the work I do on the outside 😅. But I will forever look back to reflect! #psychunit #psychward #jayspsychwardstories | Jay’s Psych Ward Stories