Testing Depression:
A journey through severe depression, hospitalization, and medication.
 

If this is your first time here, you might want to read in reverse order, from the beginning. "Testing Depression" is my true story about being hospitalized for depression.

A quick summary up to this point:

I arrived at the hospital in a police car. I was examined by the entry nurse, and then by a doctor on the unit. I met two nurses, Meg and Dorothy, and two other patients, Charlie and Louisa. I was on fifteen-minute checks. I struggled to remember the causes of my depression. My only medication at this point was Ortho-Tricyclen (birth control pills).

May 12, 2005

Louisa Organizes Her Clothes

Louisa picked up her suitcase and put it on the bed. She bent over to unzip the suitcase, and then she opened it against the wall.

I tried not to watch what she was doing, but it was difficult in such an empty room. I turned onto my side and pretended to sleep.

I was kind of curious, though, so I opened my eyes slightly. Louisa was organizing her clothes. She would hold up a pair of pants, look at it for a moment, and then fold it up.

She had several small piles of clothes laid out on the bed. I could see that she was matching up outfits to wear.

Filed under: The Hospital — testing depression @ 10:19 pm

2 Comments »

  1. Still reading….

    Comment by RisibleGirl — May 13, 2005 @ 10:30 am

  2. Hi Aurora,

    I don’t know if you still remember me. You visited my site once and I told you that I’d return every now and then to visit your on-line journal.

    Seems that Louisa is interesting. Hope she’s nice to you.

    Albert

    Comment by Albert — May 14, 2005 @ 5:11 am

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