In another circumstance, I had the opportunity to sit down and hear another patient’s story. This patient shared her beliefs on how she felt it was outrageous for her to be admitted to this unit. The anger in her voice was evident, while she was speaking. She stated multiple times that she was fine and the psychiatrist was simply punishing her by keeping her here on the unit. I later found out that this patient was admitted for an attempted suicide, as a result of an overdose. However, her true diagnosis was regarding a type of personality disorder. This made a significant amount of sense to me, as I felt she was seeking empathy throughout our entire interaction. When speaking with patients, it is sometimes difficult to interpret where
