Patricia Astle
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I am a stay at home single mother with a dream to be a full time writer. I have a background in child care and food service. I long to travel and live peacefully with my daughter.
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How it Feels to Have Depression
Recently, in my home town, there was a teenage girl who wanted to take her own life. Her mother took her to the ER so she could get the help that she needed. They waited for eight hours and then a nurse came along to speak with them. She tells them that there is nobody available from the Psych department and that they would have to call somebody in. She sighs and says, "You aren't going to make me call somebody in at this time of day are you?" This is the sad facts of having a mental illness. You are not considered sick or an emergency. So, to an already young girl that feels that her life is worthless, a nurse just validated that feeling inside her. She wasn't worth calling in anybody in to speak with her, to help her. The next day, the girl took her life.
By Patricia Astle5 years ago in Psyche
