An involuntary check-in led to a voluntary life change.
” is a monthlong series exploring the health and wellness stuff no one talks about.“I can give you anotheror you can go find somewhere to lie down,” she said, her eyes on the computer screen. I hovered. After a few more moments of typing, she hustled me down the unit floor into an open room, handed me a pile of thin sheets she referred to as blankets, and clicked on the television without leaving the remote.
I didn’t know it yet, but what began as the worst night of my life was actually the beginning of something better. At about 11 p.m., I was awoken and transferred from the ER to the regular psychiatric unit for the remainder of the night. My relief melted into embarrassment. I couldn’t have Ina Garten here, in a place so bleak and déclassé; I wasn’t even wearing a bra. Ina finished off the cocktail by stirring it with a long metal spoon. The spoon clanked against the glass in a familiar and, above all, civilized way. The shame of the hospital was brought into full focus as Ina’s friends toasted one another among the hydrangeas and wicker furniture. I closed my eyes. I didn’t want to face that world.
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