Detaining

...someone under the Mental Health Act is not an easy affair. It is so emotionally draining.

Today I did one. In this job, you face a steep learning curve. Not much with knowledge and clinical skills but more of politics.

Strangely enough, when I got home, I couldn't bear cooking. For the first time, I had something very English. Baked beans and chips! And lots of Swedish meatballs. And 2/3 bottle of cheap white wine - which wasn't that bad actually. And ice cream. I won't be surprised if I become fat. But the last time I weighed myself, I was 9 stone 10lb. Damn.

I also watched 8 Women. An Ozon homage to Agatha Christie. I loved the theatrical style and the singing. And the OTT drama. Films should be like this. An escapist dream. Made me forget momentarily of the world of forensic psychiatry, only to have "Studies in Forensic Psychiatry" as bedside reading.

Agatha Christie. Hmmm. Brings me back to university.




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