Waiting Rooms

· by · in South African Bipolar News. ·

It’s the same everywhere, isn’t it? Government facilities offer unparallelled opportunities to “hurry up and wait”. And we wait. And wait. For hours – placid as cattle. There’s just no point getting twitchy, one might as well kick back and try to enjoy the passing parade – or at least, avert all homicidal impulses.

Wouldn’t it be lovely if psychiatric patients could somehow get stress free and pleasant waiting rooms and experiences?

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This woman’s daughter was doing the proactive waiting thing at the dispensary, by which I mean she stayed awake to listen out for her mom’s name to be called when her meds were ready. Mom, meanwhile, was free to get comfy and nap a bit.

Next up, some random, bonus waiting!

33 responses to “Waiting Rooms”

  1. Reblogged this on blahpolar and commented:

    Further adventures in not very much. Is it getting boring yet? I’m wondering whether I need to find other stuff to blog about on Wednesdays? I’m gonna post photos of shrink one’s luxurious waiting room sometime soon, I think. Hmmm. Is there anything you can think of about bipolar in a South African context, that I could write about? Thanks in advance, I really do need some input.

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  3. Whoa. It’s so fucking BRIGHT. That’s one thing the center I’m going to has up on your place; the waiting room is always dim and in half-shadows. Makes it easier to sit and wait. And the waiting room isn’t that full, either. Or that big.

    Maybe that’s an idea for you. Get a comparison going of what other countries are like, what works and what doesn’t work, and make a list of what could be improved. Then you could give it to…someone who probably doesn’t give a shit. But maybe they would.

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  6. Beautiful. Really beautiful. Never thought I’d be saying that about a photo of a waiting room! For me they have always been empty and that clinical blue colour that now just feels strangely dirty to me! I live in the middle of nowhere where psychiatry care is scarce unless I get asked to have my apt at the rehab centre in which case there is so much more going on! Anyway I digress – lovely post, thank you!

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    • Well it’s not even a given that everyone can read. Also, hospitals here run out of meds, so reading would be waaaaay down on the list. You’re right though, it’s a lack.

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