My internship is still going well. I am finally getting to do my own sessions with the patients at the hospital. I sort of thought that this would be anxiety provoking in the beginning but it has actually been a relief to finally get in there. I have led several groups so far and next week I am going to begin meeting 1:1 with two patients in the forensic unit. For those of you who may not know this means that these patients are charged with crimes but they also have psychiatric diagnoses and are not competent to stand trial. I am also going to begin doing some large groups in this unit because they get very few therapies right now.
I knew that working in a psychiatric hospital was going to be intense. The patients that we treat have severe psychiatric problems. However, I had no idea that nearly everyday I was going to encounter something that is traumatic or truly shocking. But I am dealing with it all as it comes one day at a time. And this whole experience is only allowing me to have more acceptance and tolerance for all kinds of people from every walk of life. And to be completely honest, working with some of the patients is very frustrating at times, but I truly do care for all of them and want to help them gain a better life. And I think the most frustrating part of it all is that deep down, I know that many of them will never get better. But we must keep trying.
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