Psychoactive Words and Words that Break Bones

Cheze2 wrote:Words can absolutely hurt more than anything. I will never forget one time that I was in the ER feeling extremely suicidal (and I might have self injured but I can't remember) I was balling my eyes out and the crisis clinician came in, looked at me and said, "There's nothing I can do to help you." and walked right back out. I'm surprised I didn't kill myself right then and there because I was at one of the lowest points in my life and this woman was heartless. I will never forget this.

((hugs)) to you and your difficult experience. As Oliviera stated, hopefully that person was just having a bad time of it. I'm glad you're still here with us.

I'm surprised by how few branches of medical care even think about how big difference assuring words&physical contact make to some.. erm.. of us?

Something like that'd be devasteting to me.. I already feel lonely enough. So far my best mentally soothing experience with health care has been recently graduated dentist that practically could had operated without anesthesia only because she made me feel safe&taken care of.. Few assuring words, felt pretty much hugging me (the words, physical closeness was bonus though). Suppose health care is slowly adapting the idea that patients don't feel safe with clinically clean&mentally distant approach <<"

I have also had some really positive experiences with medical professionals, so don't disregard those as well.

I will also never forget another time when I was seriously unwell and I went into my psychiatrists office with my boyfriend at the time as I was so unwell I couldn't reliably describe what was going on for me. I remember that she looked at me after hearing what had been going on from my boyfriend and said with all conviction, "We're going to get you through this."

On the opposite spectrum, those words meant more to me than anything.