Tag: addiction
member name: Clare Stella
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May 28, 2006 08:06 PM EDT --
September 28, 2003
As I drive to work each afternoon (I work the late shift from 2:30 PM to 11 PM) I try to focus on what I what I want to do that day. Since I am learning different methods of therapy . . . more
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May 28, 2006 08:37 PM EDT --
October 6, 2003
Ugh. My patient "T", the domestic violence victim, left ADA, Against Clinical Advice. Her husband has threatened to kill her but she wants to go home to him.
Sometimes I feel . . . more
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May 28, 2006 09:03 PM EDT --
October 8, 2003
Dr. B, (a psychiatrist) who is my supervisor for this practicum, is a wonderful man. He is so kind and patient with people. Tonight as part of my supervision, we got to work with one of . . . more
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May 28, 2006 09:43 PM EDT --
October 12, 2003
I'm not always so nice and understanding, folks. After all, I'm human.
I don't know if it was because of the Red Sox game, the rain, or the full moon but patients tonight . . . more
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June 18, 2006 09:43 PM EDT --
Remind me never to take a full-time job again. Especially in a substance abuse treatment center. It nearly killed me off.
First there was the switch from being a nocturnal person to . . . more
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June 04, 2006 09:00 PM EDT --
October 2003
One of my patients tonight was an older woman who had a long history of substance abuse. She had been drinking for many years and had a diagnosis of severe pancreatitis which can cause serious . . . more
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June 04, 2006 09:07 PM EDT --
October 2003
I am still sick with this stupid cold or flu but made every effort to "be present" for my patients. Things seemed to go okay. I did a group on "Intentions" and told the . . . more
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July 13, 2006 12:56 PM EDT --
I finally left my job after I had the week from hell. I had one patient
cut himself and come into my office with blood streaming down his arm.
Hold wound with face cloth. Check. . . . more
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May 02, 2006 01:06 PM EDT --
How do I know I'm a Gatherholic? Here's a short list:
1. My eyes hurt because I was on the computer too long yesterday. Not on Ebay (my former addiction), not on my bill-paying . . . more
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February 05, 2006 04:19 PM EST --
It was relatively calm in detox last night. As a counselor, I am glad. I needed a night in which I could see all my patients and complete all my paperwork.
Those of us who work in detox . . . more
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April 18, 2006 09:34 AM EDT --
I was very glad to join the group for gatherholics as I recognize that I am one. I have given up Ebay, for God's sake! I used to be addicted to that. So I admit that I am powerless . . . more
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February 11, 2006 10:50 PM EST --
After working in the addictions field for several years, I have had to develop a hard heart. It's a survival technique. I see so much pain, anger and sadness in my work that it would . . . more
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March 10, 2006 03:36 AM EST --
Hello, my name is Clare. I am a gatherholic. It's hard for me to stand up in front of you and say this. No one in my family is a gatherholic. It started out a while ago as a . . . more
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May 05, 2006 11:00 PM EDT --
Airports and plane travel are incredibly boring to me. It's the only sensible way to travel long distances but I hate it.
I recently went to Atlanta and ended up spending a fair amount . . . more
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July 24, 2008 02:07 PM EDT --
I have been working for over seven years in the addictions field. Most of my experience has been with adults who are detoxing. I recently made a job change and will be working in one of only . . . more
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January 17, 2006 11:54 AM EST --
While running a men's discussion group at the detox where I work I have been subtly challenged by one of the patients. His comments have led me to believe that there is more going on than meets . . . more
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February 13, 2006 06:56 PM EST --
In the first part of this article, I described how I had to develop a "hard heart" in order to work in the addictions field. Since a large part of my work is dealing with heroin addicts . . . more
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