Today, one of the psych patients I work with on a locked unit looked into my eyes and told me lovingly that I reminded him of his sister. The sister he killed after he raped her. FML
I agree, your life sucks (86468) - you totally deserved it (2303)
On 05/08/2009 at 8:19pm - work - by leideigh (woman) - United States (California)
Well, he raped his sister, then murdered her. He then continued to tell the OP that she reminded him of the sister he killed. Do you honestly see nothing wrong with that?
If you don't, I suggest getting a brain scan or something. :l
#235 - On 02/15/2010 at 6:36pm by ATwistedUpFrown
sorry, read your comment wrong :L
My apologies... :S
#236 - On 02/15/2010 at 6:38pm by ATwistedUpFrown
Awwww isn't that CUTE? Ask him if he has a special area in his mind for what he's going to do to you! Sounds like someone has a crush....
Omg, at first that sounded so sweet...and then things turned a little.....disturbing.
#12 - On 05/09/2009 at 4:26am by timc
i tip my hat to you for working in psych. i could NEVER DO IT...
#13 - On 05/09/2009 at 4:29am by lilnurse_44
#7 what's wrong with the guy is, he obviously has a very serious psychological illness going on.
OP: Make sure you let the guards know. That way whenever you look over the patient, they are looking after you closely. I understand how scary and uneasy the situation can be. But remember, they are sick and need help. But, you also need to protect yourself as well.
#15 - On 05/09/2009 at 4:31am by grazynaanka
lol, Thassodar, I think I love you.
OP he looked into your eyes through security glass right? eep
#17 - On 05/09/2009 at 4:31am by dirtyhippie
Surprise surprise.
You're in a psych ward. Do you really expect better? The people have disorders. You could have been assaulted instead. I'd say you got away easy.
Well, I've been in the psych ward a few times for depression and anxiety, and I'm pretty sure I've never raped or killed anyone. As far as that guy goes he's pretty unusual.
#229 - On 11/03/2009 at 4:27pm by bandaidface
pretty sure you're breaching patient/doctor confidentiality
#20 - On 05/09/2009 at 4:52am by itsnotfair
20. She's definitely not breaching. We don't know her name, the patient's name, or even where they're from.
OP. I'm sorry. That sucks. Just be safe. And I'm sure if you don't feel comfortable around him, they'll make sure someone else is assigned to him.
#21 - On 05/09/2009 at 5:06am by LittleMissMack
Thank you. That is exactly what I was about to say. As long as no name, birthday, age, medical record number, hospital, diagnosis, etc., then there is no confidentiality breaching. OP I hope you find a way to treat this patient without putting your life on the line, otherwise, who else will treat him and get him better?
#224 - On 08/30/2009 at 12:29am by Ucla_cupcake
lol @ 22. I'd say on the bright side at least someone's thinking of you, but...yeah. that's not too charming. fyl
#23 - On 05/09/2009 at 5:29am by whereztati
24- it's not his fault he has a severe mental illness. I have OCD and I know it's not my fault. Give the guy a break. He doesn't want to be like this. He just wants to be normal again. ;(
#218 - On 07/08/2009 at 8:35pm by whatacoolkid
I second #12. That's... preeeetty creepy. :( Thought it was going to be kinda sweet--though I guess one can't expect much when you start off with something about a "psych patient"...
#25 - On 05/09/2009 at 5:43am by FaperPairy
Imjustgonnagoaheadandsay AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
i am so sorry.
#26 - On 05/09/2009 at 5:59am by youaresofucked
27, feel free to redirect yourself to #21.
PS: /in b4 reverse fmls from the psychos point of view
#29 - On 05/09/2009 at 6:18am by PTERONOPHOBIA
oh I know how you feel. I worked at a psychiatric ward for about 3 months. It was exciting, to say the least.
#5 REDRUM LOL
#30 - On 05/09/2009 at 6:50am by circayouandme
I feel you. I was working on a PHP and I got cornered by a very large patient who told me the same thing about his cousin, whom he had tied to a chair with chains and tortured...eventually he left...and I'm still here...
#32 - On 05/09/2009 at 7:14am by indiestar89
Wow..that is pretty crazy! I hope you mention it to the guards and don't talk to him ever again. That's just freaky!!
i find this funny, i was the one who moderated this comment. lol
#37 - On 05/09/2009 at 8:25am by Xybxx
Wow OP I commend you for taking such a job. I know how rough the other patients were when I was admitted for suicidal attempt. Let the security gaurds know, but it could make or break his treatment whether you keep care for him or not. Good luck OP, and once again thanks for helping out everyone in their weakest times.
yiiiiikes, that's scary...but 36 is right, you have to expect this sort of thing if you're going to work with mental patients...you'll hear a lot of crazy shit when you work with crazy people.
be careful though..
#39 - On 05/09/2009 at 8:49am by fretforyerlatte
24. Yes, they let him live. Do you not understand what it means to have psychological problems? It would be terribly if we just offed every crazy person. That's like offing every quadriplegic. You're ridiculous.
#40 - On 05/09/2009 at 8:53am by sweetjosephine
#40, you're the ridiculous one. "it would be terribly"??? wtf?
gotta commend you on your name though, co&ca is amazing.
OP, i've been in a psych ward, it's fncking crazyyy.
don't let him get in your head, that's what he wants.
#42 - On 05/09/2009 at 8:58am by ubbiejames
this is the creepiest fml i have ever read. i am sorry.
#45 - On 05/09/2009 at 9:09am by f_mylifelovex3
Yeah, I don't think this is much of an FML. Why is your life F-ed? Because he's locked up and you get to go home??? I understand how creepy that is, and possibly traumatic, but please. I think saying "FML" is disrespectful to the sister he raped and killed.
keep an eye on him. but did you really expect anything less working at a psych unit?
#47 - On 05/09/2009 at 9:14am by sailor0703
#46: You don't realize if he REALLY wanted to he could go after the OP. And how is it disrespectful to the sister?
#48 - On 05/09/2009 at 9:23am by ohhhhshizzz
If this doesn't make the top fml's idk what this site is coming to.
#49 - On 05/09/2009 at 9:27am by Atticus290
#40: What do we, as a society, gain by letting him live? How are you going to rehabilitate him? Some crazy people have the urge to hoard things or other minor issues, his psychosis makes him rape and murder. So we're a better society keeping him under expensive care and armed guard until he dies of natural causes, versus just getting rid of him now?
First I was like "you need to tell that creep to back off, graphically" but then I was like "that would let him know he got to you". Maybe yawn or something, next time?
#50: There's a difference between a perfectly healthy person who just decides to rape and kill someone and a mentally ill person who does the same. The mentally ill may have control over his body; how can you execute someone for doing something he may not have had control of? That would be like executing every single perpetrator of accidental vehicular homicide: sometimes the car (or in this case the body) just can't be stopped.
It may not be economically efficient, but at least it's humane. Or is humanity too expensive nowadays?
#52 - On 05/09/2009 at 9:45am by Inoku
#1 ... you said exactly what I was thinking.
It might be good to not be alone with this man.
Don't put his treatment above your own safety
#53 - On 05/09/2009 at 9:45am by were_giraffe
lolol, okay heres the FML from the Crazy dudes point of view.
Today, my phyciatrist came in for a visit. All of a sudden she started reminding me of the sister i had had loving consensual sex with. Later on she asked me to kill her as well. When i told my doctor this she got up and walked away. FML
#54 - On 05/09/2009 at 10:04am by Timismaster
Creepy, but working in mental health you gotta kinda expect stuff like this to happen. If he is in a locked unit you should be safe... maybe don't be alone with the guy lol.
#55 - On 05/09/2009 at 10:17am by apparations
@52: Of COURSE humanity is too expensive these days. But, at least in "normal" cases, life imprisonment is substantially cheaper than the death penalty, so there you get your reason to keep people alive. =P
@OP: Holy. Shit. Nice one. FYL indeed.
OP - Wow, that's just a little scary. Be careful. But what you are doing with those people is very good and I hope you make some progress.
To #24 and #50 - What that man has done is a tragedy, however to have a mental illness means he does not act as he would if he was mentally healthy. He is sick and cannot control what he thinks or what he does. We don't know what type of illness he has, either. His illness might be one where he may not show remorse for what he has done, but that's because he mentally can't. Or he might have periodic sanity and realizes what he's done and is sorry for it at those moments. You can't just kill a mentally ill person (not to mention it is against the law to kill someone mentally ill) because, as someone has stated, he can not control what he does. There is a chance he can become well, therefore, you give him a chance to live properly.
#58 - On 05/09/2009 at 10:25am by Rose_in_the_rain
so... you just learn a few self defense moves and wear a bullet proof vest.
problem solved.
lol
#59 - On 05/09/2009 at 10:40am by MmmHotWaffles
You must be a newbie on the psych unit. These people are manipulative and will say anything to get into your head.
#62 - On 05/09/2009 at 10:53am by Drunkbunny
#61: ARE YOU STUPID? We don't know the OP's name, the patient's name, his sister's name, where they are, or what they look like. So fuck you! Asshat.
#64 - On 05/09/2009 at 10:58am by ohhhhshizzz
Hope you don't have blue eyes in case you run into a paranoid schizophrenic. They'll call you the devil and try to hurt you =]
Oh he's just trying to flatter you!
Now you should say that he reminds you of that rapist-murderer that you used to take care of!
#66 - On 05/09/2009 at 11:06am by SiLveRStaRLIGHT
#50, we can run experiments on him and see what makes him tick. Then possibly, with the results of thousands of similar experiments on other patients, we can learn how to cure (or diminish the effects of) the mental illness.
Someone else mentioned quadriplegics. We can't kill them! Without them, there wouldn't be ramps in public buildings. I always loved taking the ramp instead of the stairs when I was a kid, and without quadriplegics I would not have those fond memories.
#58 - Last time I checked, being a psychopath and/or sociopath is a "mental illness" yet we execute people frequently because of the way they act in direct affect of these conditions. Do you think that BTK, David Berkowitz, William Bonin, Ed Gein, and Donald Gaskin (just to name a few) should have gotten a free pass for what they did just because of their own mental problems? They "couldn't control themselves" either.
The rates of rehabilitation for people with such conditions are low--it's much more likely that being "institutionalized" will only make it worse.
So yes, in my opinion I think that the patient should have gotten the same sentence as anybody else who did that. He still took another's life. Does the fact that he has mental problems discount from that? Because it shouldn't. It's still another human being--another person.
Unless it's a crime of passion, you usually have some sort of problems if you kill somebody purposely.
some of these dumbasses thinking this breaches doctor/patient confidentiality need to take a law class....we know absolutely no personal or demographic details about them, so it's not a breach. stop watching so much law and order and take an interest in the outside world.
@op: that is really scary!!! i would definitely be having nightmares for a while.
#69 - On 05/09/2009 at 11:11am by backseatfever
That is the scariest shit i'd ever heard of.
Talk about a awkward convo.
#70 - On 05/09/2009 at 11:13am by Monstarred
I really hope that by "locked unit" you mean that he's locked up, not that you're locked in with him. FYL indeed.
#72 - On 05/09/2009 at 11:35am by WitchCirce
This site needs to have a section for FMLs with the funniest comments area. You guys are so awesomely funny. (get those digits! Priceless!! I laughed until I choked on that one).
Just because he says you remind him of his sister isn't a bad thing. Maybe he had a close bond with his sister but was overcome by his illness. I don't see why you couldn't take this as a compliment. A lot of murderers have close bonds with their victims, and think fondly of them. But what do I know?
Holy crap that's scary! My friend's mom used to let this woman at the psych ward braid her hair while she washed her. Turns out the lady drowned all her kids in the bathtub.
#80 - On 05/09/2009 at 11:52am by Dutchie2010
ok so this is in response to all the people saying we should sentence people with mental disorders to death. I've taken a psychology class and studied cases where people with mental disorders kill, most of the time they either don't what they are doing or have no conscience, but that doesnt mean we should murder them too. for all we know, this guy could have a dissociative identity disorder (another personality) and might not know what he's doing if his other personality takes over (fight club in anyone?) anyways, killing mentally ill people is wrong legally and morally. I don't think anyone deserves the death penalty, especially not people who have NO CONTROL over their actions.
You can still help him and be close to him. Just make sure you are protected.
#84 - On 05/09/2009 at 12:04pm by celloitsabass
To those who asked about confidentiality: there is no breach of confidentiality unless if the doctor gives enough information that allows someone to identify the patient.
#85 - On 05/09/2009 at 12:19pm by UsingLogic
#52, thank you. It's pretty discouraging seeing how few people on this website value the humane treatment of the living things them.
#68, You must be from Texas. You do realize that on average less than 50 people are executed in the U.S. each year right? The vast, vast majority of even sane rapists and murderers receive a life sentence. By attempting rehabilitation, this man IS being treated just like everyone else who has committed the crime. And how the hell does a crime of passion excuse a murder more than mental illness? You're disturbed.
#68: I like to think I'm better than those murderers and can forgive them on the grounds that it is not their fault. Your argument is just appeal to emotion: "they killed lots of people, it's so sad, let's kill them too regardless of the fact that they are sick".
Yes, I think no criminal is really responsible for his or her acts. Another person with the same disease: same result. Another person with the same life experience: same result.
I consider myself lucky for getting a good education, having good parents and being born in a wealthy family, instead of living in a poor neighborhood full of gangs and drug dealers, and being beaten every night by an abusive father. I don't think I have merit fr being a lwa-abiding citizen, I think it's just the luck of being born in the right family.
And yes, I think justice should be about protecting society and rehabilitating criminals. I'd rather have a criminal be freed after 10 years and feeling honest remorse for hat he did, rather than killing them out of simplicity and vengeance.
I'm not saying we should not lock them up. I think we should until they are not a danger to society anymore. But I don't think we should lock them up longer than necessary, we should not kill them, and we should try to help them become better. I'm optimistic perhaps, but history shows optimism is what always let the best ideas become a reality.
I like to think I'm better than a vengeful "justicer" full of hatred. Killing a criminal does not make you a good person at all. You're a good person? Prove you can show empathy, prove you can understand how these people were transformed into criminals, and prove you can forgive people if they change.
I guess this is hard to understand when you were raised with the notion that the bad guys are evil to the core and that's the way they are. Unfortunately in real life the bad guys are people like you and me who just didn't get as lucky as we did. Whatever drives them is human, we can't blame them for that. Let's change them, not eliminate them. Especially if we claim to be "good people" ourselves.
#89 - On 05/09/2009 at 12:38pm by UsingLogic
Holy crap. I can't even tell you to get away from there.
#90 - On 05/09/2009 at 12:40pm by TydusArandor
I'm pretty sure if that was me I'd scream like a little girl. But, that's just me.
#92 - On 05/09/2009 at 12:58pm by debbiedowner2
wait... how did the OP "deserve" that? for coincidentally looking like the sister of a man she was treating?
#94 - On 05/09/2009 at 1:17pm by weightloss
I've been in a psych ward. I don't believe that you are supposed to share information like that. I know you didn't give his name, but you still are not supposed to do that.
#40 I FUCKING LOVE COHEED!!!!! I'VE SEEN THEM 3 TIMES, MET CLAUDIO TWICE
#95 - On 05/09/2009 at 1:18pm by Hellbound_kat
Uh. That shit is supposed to be confidential. If this is true then you broke confidentiality and thus could get arrested.
#97 - On 05/09/2009 at 1:43pm by TheBlackFlame
It's illegal for you to be posting that on here. It's called doctor-patient confidentiality. You obviously aren't understanding your patients very well. You could have asked him if he felt remorse for what he did, unless he is a diagnosed socipath, in which we all know the answer to that question, but for you to sit online and act like you're afraid of your own patients is extremely disrespectful. You should be reported to the board.
#98 - On 05/09/2009 at 1:45pm by kathryn_anne0629
#98: ARE YOU STUPID? This has been answered like 50 times. THERE IS NO BREECH, WE DON'T KNOW THE OP. Sorry for the caps, but there is not enough information so there is no way it is a breech of any kind.
#101 - On 05/09/2009 at 1:55pm by ohhhhshizzz
1) People it is NOT illegal because we don't know who the patient is, who the doctor is, or where they are from. Anyone could've guessed you would see this kind of thing in a high security area of a psychiatric ward.
2) OP, this is why I believe in capital punishment for more malicious crimes such as this one, regardless of reason.
#102 - On 05/09/2009 at 1:57pm by someone1989
#46, what the hell is fucking wrong with you.
#98, you're an idiot. We don't know her name, his name, the name of the facility, where it is, etc. How is it breaking confidentiality? She's not naming names. I swear, if you're in college, I don't know how they let you out of high school.
@ OP - Let the guards know just to keep an eye on him and talk to your supervisor or someone above you.
omfg
thats just creepy.
stay away from him.
get more security.
lmao @ 11
#104 - On 05/09/2009 at 2:07pm by life_is_life
O_O GOOD LORD!!!!
@ #27. no its not illegal because she did not disclose any personal information about herself or the patient, such as location or names.
#105 - On 05/09/2009 at 2:23pm by FMLfangirl89
dude that's so illegal. haven't you ever heard of doctor-patient confidentiality??? this is so not real
#107 - On 05/09/2009 at 2:46pm by ifoundnemo28
Don't know if you're allowed to tell us about people's disorders and whatnot......Even if you don't tell us their name. You can't say what happens at work like that.
#108 - On 05/09/2009 at 2:47pm by swimdudeno1
#10, that is why he is in the psych. its bc he has no one and is really messed obviously. Its the psych's job to establish a trust in the patient so that he does feel comfortable and can solve the problems in his life and give him a good shot to find happiness. Psychs have a really important job in this world and help sooo many people and dont need any thanks. Its the drive to help people and save their lives.
This is more personal but w.e I want to be a psych in my life because I've had a suicidal friend who i managed to get him to talk to me and ive saved his life 4 times in fact where I talked him out of suicide, thats why i want to help people out and found this out.I couldn't get him to go get help and i eventually had to take care of him myself and most of the time its all because they need someone there for them. I wanna help people so they dont have to live through the pain that I have. Where your best friend was going to end his life
I'm only 14 and I realize this, its kinda pathetic that you dont ...
#114 - On 05/09/2009 at 3:39pm by mccaff135
@#68 - The OP didn't say that the patient was a sociopath. What if he was schizophrenic? What would you say then, hmmm? Let's just kill off all the John Nash-es of the world, then.
You should have told him that you are his sister and payback is a bitch.
#120 - On 05/09/2009 at 4:31pm by loudnoises
If the person could be threatening like that, isn't it possible to get them transferred to another psych?
ummm as everyone is saying, let you guards know. and yes you did completely breach confidentiality laws. way to go.
#123 - Breach of confidentiality law, only comes into effect if its points very clearly to the specified case persons involved etc...
Obviously he ain't getting out of jail, and you don't need to treat him anymore. What he said is enough to warrant a male psychiatrist. It ain't a sexist thing, but treatment, as you reminding him of his sister isn't going to help him heal any faster...
#124 - On 05/09/2009 at 5:25pm by BoboMatrix
doesnt mean he's going to rape and kill you, you just look like her
#125 - On 05/09/2009 at 5:37pm by amy_shmamy
Oh man...You have to watch out for the crazy people..I work in a crazy house myself...Everyday is a new experience...
Somewhat FYL, but Y kinda DI. I mean, jeez, you work with psych patients - you were expecting, maybe, to be greeted with flowers and hugs?
I can understand why you're freaked out. I'd definitely tell whoever's in charge about it.
People talking about capital punishment: a lot of murderers do not get sent to mental hospitals. Obviously, the court decided this guy has a mental illness that exempts him of responsibility or he wouldn't have been sent there either, he'd be in jail. None of us have absolutely any idea of his particular mental problems, so maybe hold off judging what "should have" happened to him when you don't know all the facts of the case?
#128 - On 05/09/2009 at 5:59pm by dancing_bear
for one, some of you are taking this a little far.
and two... that is SCARY SHIT!
#129 - On 05/09/2009 at 6:16pm by andbreathe
#12- Hahahahahahahahahhahahahahaha! That's awesome.
OP, I'd tell your supervisor. In a best case scenario...they should take you off of his care. Next best, having guards go in with you when you care for him.
#131 - On 05/09/2009 at 7:12pm by ChelseaAnn08
As you said, he is on a locked ward. He won't be able to do anything to you if you have a guard with you when you talk with him.
To those who are saying it is a breach of confidentiality--actually, it isn't. It would be if she had specified what unit she was working in, her name, the name of her patient or all three. However, she's on a semi-anonymous website, and, sadly, I'm sure there's many of these cases around the world.
65. Wow, if that was humour I'm sure as hell not laughing. A good friend of mine has paranoid schizophrenia. As do I. Guess what colour eyes he has? My eyes are grey. Nice job on being stereotypical.
OP - be safe, regardless. I am studying to be a psychiatrist, so I'm aware of how hard it is to work in the mental health field. You're doing an honourable job.
Wow that's scary. Yeah make sure to double check that you're safe!
#133 - On 05/09/2009 at 8:28pm by Mr_Positive
it's creepy, but don't you have doctor-patient confidentiality? like isn't the rule that you only break it when the patient puts himself or others in danger? i can see how you can feel scared here, but does fmylife.com fall into the acceptable realms of doctor-patient confidentiality? i would assume that your patient doesn't want you blogging about his case.
#136 - On 05/09/2009 at 9:07pm by party_nerd
just bring a shotgun....i mean you know...just in case you never know when these bastards strike >_>
#137 - On 05/09/2009 at 9:24pm by EveryDayJackAss
#136- You aren't smart and apparently you're also blind and can't read the comments above you.
You aren't breaking any confidentiality if you don't state specific information.
This is like me saying "The girl who came in my office today told me she was pregnant".
Do you know who the girl is? Her age? The name of the place it occurred? The state it happened in? Or do you even know what country? No, you don't know any of this information. And since things like this happens, it's not like it's such an amazement and secret. So it IS legal to mention something like this happening unless you start going into details.
hahahah oh my god i can imagine that convo
"you remind me of my sister...the one that i raped and killed btw"
10 seconds of awkward silence
"um...thats...cool..."
#142 - On 05/09/2009 at 10:41pm by ftsk_fan_12
140: I'm...sorry that I chose not to read the posts of 135 people? I have better things to do. And I understand it doesn't break a law, but if I told my doctor something I would be offended if she blogged about it, even if there were no specifics. 35,000 people have voted on this. If I knew my doctor had shared my case with 35,000 people, however anonymous she was about it, I'd be pissed
#143 - On 05/09/2009 at 11:01pm by party_nerd
24. Yes, they let him live. Do you not understand what it means to have psychological problems? It would be terribly if we just offed every crazy person. That's like offing every quadriplegic. You're ridiculous.
#144 - On 05/09/2009 at 11:05pm by sweetjosephine
OP: You remind me of Spongebob Squarepants when he masturbates with Patrick
(totally random, hehe, I bet they do tho :P )
#145 - On 05/09/2009 at 11:16pm by scateice
#143... You really think Mr. Loverman has access to fmylife.com? Seriously, there're no specifics, so there's no harm. Unless, of course, Casanova gets all nostalgic again with the OP. Yee!
#11 haha I thought the same thing! lol I love the abnormal psych patients! They make for great creepy stories!
#150 - On 05/10/2009 at 12:55am by 88bellydancer
Carry a mace, taser, and possibly a gun next time you visit him. Better safe than sorry.
#152 - On 05/10/2009 at 1:21am by 2Chances2Fail
bahahahaha @135 THANK YOU! i was definitely going to make a silence of the lambs reference
but deff FYL, this would suck :|
btw, all people trying to reason that it's breaking the doctor-patient confidentiality code are illiterate and ignorant. learn to read and maybe you'll find things out faster than your assumptions build, yeah?
#155 - On 05/10/2009 at 3:15am by morganlovee143
Humanity or no humanity, a person who is a threat to society should be locked up. It may not be his fault, but it's still dangerous to keep him in a facility that isn't quite as secure as a prison.
Scary as hellll!
#156 - On 05/10/2009 at 4:04am by Yulia
That guy needs to be electrocuted for murder not put in a hospital!!!
#157 - On 05/10/2009 at 4:42am by hellFighter
I am going to say this once more just to empahsize for everyone, in all caps, so bear with me, rational people who actually bothered to read the comments or know anything about doctor-patient confidentiality.
THIS IS NOT BREAKING DOCTOR-PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY.
THIS IS NOT BREAKING DOCTOR-PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY.
THIS IS NOT BREAKING DOCTOR-PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY.
SHE HAS NOT TOLD US THE NAME OF THE PATIENT, HIS DISORDER, HIS SISTER'S NAME, HER NAME, OR THE LOCATION OF THE UNIT SHE WORKS IN. THERE IS NO IDENTIFYING INFORMATION IN THIS POST. THIS IS NOT BREAKING DOCTOR-PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY.
Shit, we don't even know if the OP is actually a woman. We're just assuming because the dude said the OP reminded him of his sister, but you have to wonder if something besides gender could draw that assocation in an obviously mentally ill individual.
If I see one more person whine about doctor-patient confidentiality, I'm going to have to keep posting this AGAIN and AGAIN UNTIL WE GET IT RIGHT.
Pass it on.
Also, 156: STFU.
#160 - On 05/10/2009 at 10:12am by WitchCirce
This reminds me of:
"You remind me of my father ... I HATED my father!" ~ The Joker
I worry for you. But honestly, I've always been interested in a job within the psychology field. Must be interesting stuff.
#161 - On 05/10/2009 at 10:29am by tweedledee_92
i just have one thing to say: Find another job somewhere FAR FAR FFFFFFAAAAAAARRRRRRRR away.....change your dang name if you have to, cause dude is CREEPY
That's the worst FML I've seen where it was not the submitter's fault!
Failblog has an option to show only G-Rated fails. FML should have the same option for its FMLs too!
#165 - On 05/10/2009 at 1:47pm by egaonogenki
oh how touching, he affectionate towards you: I believe your endearment to him is more of a good thing
#172 - On 05/10/2009 at 9:38pm by abyssion1337
I really don't get how this is FML. I'd think a comment like the one your patient gave you would be normal under the circumstances.
#173 - On 05/10/2009 at 11:55pm by ellameno
That sounds about right for a psych patient. I hope he was in 4 point leather restraints when he said this!
#174 - On 05/11/2009 at 1:22am by kellymckelvey
Yea FYL but in the end you picked the field your in--- I must say to everyone saying either drop the client or wow hes mentally ill UMM HE KILLED AND RAPED HIS SISTER FREAKING DUH HES MENTALLY ILL. Im guessing this person also works in prisons so they cant just drop a patient it doesn't work that way. If you dropped everyone who said something creepy or got weird there would be no clients.
#179 - On 05/11/2009 at 4:24am by rhianna060
If someone said that to me... i would run away screaming :|
#183 - On 05/11/2009 at 12:55pm by Twenties
I fucking LOL'd @ #11 and #57 for telling himself to STFU.
Seriously. #143, maybe you should've. I don't give a shit if you don't feel like reading. She's not fucking telling us anything about her, him, where she works, the city, or anything. Plus, he doesn't have access. For all we know, this could also be happening in like 50 other places. So get off your goddamn high horse and quit acting like you know so much.
LOL, who knows, maybe she was uber hot? y else would he rape her?
#186 - On 05/11/2009 at 4:15pm by wanderingidiot
LOL, who knows, maybe she was uber hot? y else would he rape her?
#187 - On 05/11/2009 at 4:15pm by wanderingidiot
36- maybe she should be expecting it, but she DESERVES it because she was trying to do something good? WHAT?!? even if she was ready for it, it would still be frightening
and 186... wow. just. wow.
#188 - On 05/11/2009 at 7:50pm by lovemusic1694
move to a new state and change your name. SERIOUSLY thats scary as fuck. runnnn!
#189 - On 05/11/2009 at 10:02pm by chilipeppersrok
Havent you seen silence of the lambs? Hes probably just messing with your head. Oddly enough, the craziest of them are the smartest.
But on the other hand, watch out.
Wow. I really don't know how you can react to something like that.
You don't want to encourage him to think anything close to that, but you can't either just shut yourself from him, or let him down. It wouldn't do any good, I think.
Even if you just answered "Do I ?" with a neutral face, I can imagine several ways for that to end up badly. Dealing with mentally ill persons is really hard, I can't tell you how good a person I think you must be to work there.
Of course, if OP is a caring doctor/nurse/..., or even a professionnal one. I've seen really awful ones, but it's the same everywhere I guess.
...and then ate her liver with some fave beans and a nice chianti.
#195 - On 05/12/2009 at 4:48pm by DarkMirror
I feel I need to provide a rebuttal to those who argue for executing criminals with severe mental illnesses. Although I could never, of course, sympathize with a rapist or murderer, let alone with someone who is both, I do understand that whatever his condition (since it has gone thus unnamed) it will make him commit acts that are out of his control. This is a much more mild example, but I have generalized anxiety disorder, depression, and obsessive compulsive disorder, among other complications. I tend to have severe 'episodes' in which I have been known to act with completely uncalled for rudeness to my family. I say things to them and to myself that I would NEVER say were I in a lucid state of mind. The fact of the matter is, however, my family as well as my boyfriend (who has been the victim of many of my episodes) understand that in an anxious state of mind I absolutely cannot be held responsible for my actions as any decisions made to speak or act are not made with the judgment I would normally use. Therefore, I recognize that it is completely inappropriate to forgive such a horrific crime, but saying we should execute a mentally ill person who, as far as we the generally uninformed public are concerned, acted due to a disorder he had no control over, is like saying my father should ground me for having a panic attack. The fact of the matter is, by saying a mentally ill criminal should be executed because, regardless of his situation, he is still a criminal, is saying all mentally ill individuals should be punished because they are ill. A statement like that is not only unjust and idealistically unAmerican, it is disgusting.
Be so careful. Either stop treating the patient or take other precautions, but get yourself out of that situation.
first: tofunk wrote a dayum paragraph to say wat he could have just simply meant in the end, and as for you i would get the hell away from there and get a new job ASAP.......
#201 - On 05/15/2009 at 8:06pm by FmlFtwAndISFU
Take precautions. I think it's good that you are trying to help people, but dying will get you nowhere.
hide dont go outside stay in a heavily guarded area have u evr considered politics?
#209 - On 05/20/2009 at 9:21pm by wowihatemylife
Um, make sure that you're never alone with this dude. That's terrifying.
#210 - On 05/20/2009 at 11:31pm by SweetheartAngel
damn
thats freaky and disturbing and scary and everything else
#213 - On 05/28/2009 at 4:34pm by a7xforlife
i feel sorry for you, im sorry you had to go through that. but im sure you understand that he's crazy and he cant help it. it's still scary though!!! you should have said, "yeah that's what they all say." or something like that lol.
#46, you're a douche bag! if i were her id take that as a threat... and a threat by a mental patient is very creepy and disturbing. so yeah, i'd say FML too.
#50, you're a fucking douche bag too. it's not his fault that his mind is fucked. those people cant fucking help that they're not right. it's not their faults though. if you are allergic to peanuts, is that your fault? uh, no. so shut the fuck up about shit that you cant understand from the POV!!!!
#215 - On 06/09/2009 at 10:38pm by honey_girl
isn't it a bit worse for his sister? i kind of agree with #46.
still, i guess it's super creepy
#221 - On 08/19/2009 at 8:44am by uberbubble
What makes this story even scarier, is that as I read this 1,818 people responded with "you deserve it".... The guy really did that to someone people! This woman is trying to help those in need and in a round about way gets her life threatened (sort of) & you think she deserves it??? I think I know another 1,818 people that deserve to be admitted into that hospital!
I believe that what's called the "Just World Phenomenon" where people blame the victim in order to continue believing that the world is a just place and to remove any anxiety that the bad information may cause.
