Reels

I have quite the collection of ID badges at this point - up to 4! I just clip them all together. I had been really against the idea of an ID badge reel, then I forgot my badge and key last week. One doesn't get very far in a Psych ward without an ID and key . . . so I used the you-forgot-your-stuff backup badge. It had a reel on it. It was awesome.

I've also learned other things. Like about my preconceptions. Since kids get referred to us, we hear a bit about their problems before they show up. Then my brain generates what it thinks they will look like. They are invariably better dressed and much easier to interact with than I expect. Despite having just tried to kill themselves or that they know other people's thoughts about wanting to stab them or whatever.

I also know that emotional boundaries come with time, but I'm ready now. This is very differently exhausting.