Day 2 comes to a close of my days of Thanksgiving and though it has been a long day (sixteen hours to be exact), I have to say that I am grateful to have a job. My job is far from difficult when it comes to manual labor, but it is the psychological aspects of my job that wear me down many days. Some days, being a psychiatric technician is a thankless job and you feel like the piece of crap that administration has just wiped off of their shoes. However, in the economy we live in today, I am grateful to have a job that gives me medical benefits, so I try not to complain--much.
As a psychiatric technician, it is my job to take care of mentally ill patients who have allegedly committed
crimes and because of their mental state, they are unable to stand in their own defense. The crimes that are allegedly committed (because we are innocent until proven guilty here in the great USA) range from murder or homicide to petty drug charges. Each patient is unique in their needs and in their personality, but we as staff are there to help them to stabilize and to get closer to getting back to the streets or taking the next step in their journey.
The psychological journey that my co-workers and I go through on a daily basis is enough to make you go crazy yourself, but the best part about the job I have is the people I am blessed to work with on a daily basis. We have each others' backs when there is a threat made to one of us. We make each other laugh when it is so hard to even think that we have another four hours to go on the shift from Hell. We hug each other when life seems to crush us and we are simply there for each other when the job becomes too much to bear. My co-workers are my second family and I love each one of them. We are a kaleidoscope of personalities that makes the job worth coming to. I love my team and in spite of the lack of VIPs awarded or recognition given for a job well done, I want to say that my second family rocks. I am grateful for each and every one of them.
In the end, though my job can seem thankless and often times seems like the means to a paycheck, I am grateful to have a job and to be working with some of the greatest nurses and psych techs around. I am grateful for the opportunity to help my patients every day I work with them. I am grateful for the opportunity I have to learn patience with my patients, with administration, and with myself.
So...what are you grateful for today?
Namaste.
As a psychiatric technician, it is my job to take care of mentally ill patients who have allegedly committed
crimes and because of their mental state, they are unable to stand in their own defense. The crimes that are allegedly committed (because we are innocent until proven guilty here in the great USA) range from murder or homicide to petty drug charges. Each patient is unique in their needs and in their personality, but we as staff are there to help them to stabilize and to get closer to getting back to the streets or taking the next step in their journey.
The psychological journey that my co-workers and I go through on a daily basis is enough to make you go crazy yourself, but the best part about the job I have is the people I am blessed to work with on a daily basis. We have each others' backs when there is a threat made to one of us. We make each other laugh when it is so hard to even think that we have another four hours to go on the shift from Hell. We hug each other when life seems to crush us and we are simply there for each other when the job becomes too much to bear. My co-workers are my second family and I love each one of them. We are a kaleidoscope of personalities that makes the job worth coming to. I love my team and in spite of the lack of VIPs awarded or recognition given for a job well done, I want to say that my second family rocks. I am grateful for each and every one of them.
In the end, though my job can seem thankless and often times seems like the means to a paycheck, I am grateful to have a job and to be working with some of the greatest nurses and psych techs around. I am grateful for the opportunity to help my patients every day I work with them. I am grateful for the opportunity I have to learn patience with my patients, with administration, and with myself.
So...what are you grateful for today?
Namaste.
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