Comments on: Clown Cheeks http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/05/03/clown-cheeks/ Listen to stories on anything from honeymoons to WWII, from award-winning journalists to first-time writers alike, from anywhere in the world. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:37:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Mike G. http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/05/03/clown-cheeks/#comment-24822 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:50:27 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/05/03/clown-cheeks/#comment-24822 Laura,first of all thank you for shareieng your story. The bad bark of being in a psych ward was that you get told you cannot go past that door,you know the locked one that the staff control. As a retired corrections Officer I had worked on a psych floor and I have told the inmate/patients that they had to stay away from the door. As a patient I was told to stay away from that door my self. I too am bi-polar. The only way out was to try to convince the doc that I was no threat to myself or any one else.So one thing I did to cope was just to do what they asked and then in my mind take off to a happy place. Laura,first of all thank you for shareieng your story.
The bad bark of being in a psych ward was that you get told you cannot go past that door,you know the locked one that the staff control.
As a retired corrections Officer I had worked on a psych floor and I have told the inmate/patients that they had to stay away from the door.
As a patient I was told to stay away from that door my self. I too am bi-polar.
The only way out was to try to convince the doc that I was no threat to myself or any one else.So one thing I did to cope was just to do what they asked and then in my mind take off to a happy place.

]]> by: Abby http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/05/03/clown-cheeks/#comment-24771 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 02:50:03 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/05/03/clown-cheeks/#comment-24771 I have to admit, I have been there myself. I appreciate how you write about it so easily and so comically. I had been admitted to the psych ward for one night and I remember getting a blanket, wrapping it around my head and pretending I thought I was Mother Teresa.. I was like, it's my chance to blend it and act crazy without facing the consequences. I may have thought I was pretending but maybe I really was. I found the whole experience a little sad, but entirely hilarious. Please do check out some stuff I've written too about being bipolar. I've been longing for community! Just wanted to share it with you. http://freelynakedinlosangeles.blogspot.com/search/label/bipolar I have to admit, I have been there myself. I appreciate how you write about it so easily and so comically. I had been admitted to the psych ward for one night and I remember getting a blanket, wrapping it around my head and pretending I thought I was Mother Teresa.. I was like, it’s my chance to blend it and act crazy without facing the consequences. I may have thought I was pretending but maybe I really was. I found the whole experience a little sad, but entirely hilarious. Please do check out some stuff I’ve written too about being bipolar. I’ve been longing for community! Just wanted to share it with you.
http://freelynakedinlosangeles.blogspot.com/search/label/bipolar

]]> by: Andrea Mitchell http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/05/03/clown-cheeks/#comment-17376 Thu, 24 May 2007 18:20:11 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/05/03/clown-cheeks/#comment-17376 I think this is great! Been there, done that and you described it beautifully. I wish it'd been longer, I wanted to keep reading. HUGS from one crazy to another. I think this is great! Been there, done that and you described it beautifully. I wish it’d been longer, I wanted to keep reading. HUGS from one crazy to another.

]]> by: Sandra Crystal http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/05/03/clown-cheeks/#comment-17297 Wed, 23 May 2007 15:32:09 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/05/03/clown-cheeks/#comment-17297 When I did my internship at a local mental health facility, my supervisor told me the same thing about makeup. How strange that people decide who is sane and who isn't by who can paint their face the best. I see some logic in it, as you so aptly showed in your image of the schizophrenic woman drawing the pink clown cheeks on her face. I thought this was brilliantly written. I hope you've been able to find a place to live since then that doesn't drive you crazy. When I did my internship at a local mental health facility, my supervisor told me the same thing about makeup. How strange that people decide who is sane and who isn’t by who can paint their face the best.

I see some logic in it, as you so aptly showed in your image of the schizophrenic woman drawing the pink clown cheeks on her face.

I thought this was brilliantly written. I hope you’ve been able to find a place to live since then that doesn’t drive you crazy.

]]> by: Megan http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/05/03/clown-cheeks/#comment-17098 Sat, 19 May 2007 01:16:31 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/05/03/clown-cheeks/#comment-17098 I think it's fantastic that you are so open about your experience. The simplicity and blunt honesty of your writing style makes it easy and fun to read. And lemme tell you, I was LAUGHING! I've been there myself, and I couldn't have summed it up so quickly as you did... I think I was the giggling girl... I think it’s fantastic that you are so open about your experience. The simplicity and blunt honesty of your writing style makes it easy and fun to read. And lemme tell you, I was LAUGHING! I’ve been there myself, and I couldn’t have summed it up so quickly as you did… I think I was the giggling girl…

]]> by: Mari Sands http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/05/03/clown-cheeks/#comment-16221 Sat, 05 May 2007 22:44:44 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/05/03/clown-cheeks/#comment-16221 It helps to have been there to truly appreciated the humor. It helps to have been there to truly appreciated the humor.

]]>