My Mom asked me the other day if I have written any of my funny stories down from my stays in mental health hospitals. I haven't and I thought the best place is right here to share to humor. If there is one talent I have it is finding humor in situations, or creating my own humor if need be. One thing to mention about my fellow patients is that there is no better group of people. The most caring, compassionate, respectful, and open community I have ever been a part of is when I am inpatient. Mental health patients are also some of the most bored people ever, since we are so closely monitored for our safety. At times we would cure the boredom with jokes on the staff. While I know the staff did not appreciate our antics, plotting made the day go by faster and funnier. One day two other patients joined me in having a nervous twitch during community meeting. Kicking a leg out every so often until we noticed the staff noticed, then we changed to a jerk of the arm, to pulling at our eyebrow, to snapping our fingers.
One hospital I stayed in had a cafeteria that we were allowed to walk to for meals. Staff accompanied us, but we were given a little more freedom while we ate. There was a bell to ring incase you got to the counter and the cafeteria staff was in the kitchen instead of up front serving. One day the patient I was in line next to saw the bell and rang it. The server was almost offended that she rang the bell right in front of him. "Did you just ring my bell?"
"Yes." she replied
"Why?! Why would you ring my bell when I am right here?"
I then jumped in, "Did you just ask a mental health patient why they did something irrational?" I asked. He looked at me a little dumbfounded and then my fellow patient closed things up by saying, "Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings."
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