MJ in the Morning

This morning was just another PT morning...with Michael Jackson blasting...while several of the patients "get down"... definitely the highlight of the week...

Time Travel

Do you ever wish you could travel back in time and change a silly/stupid mistake? Like something you said that caused heartache or is currently coming back to haunt you?

It would seem today is the day all that drama from Sophomore year returns...ugh. I saw someone in the Provo Library today that I haven't seen in 3 years. I sort of just tried to look very invisible while standing in line to check some books out. Fortunately, he didn't notice. Unfortunately, he's back in Provo...as evidenced by his working in the library. Wow. I'm sure it won't cause much drama...but just knowing he's there makes me want to take Steve with me every time! I'm not sure why...we never dated or anything, it just feels awkward. I suppose it has a little to do with the fact that both he and his then-roommate decided one evening to confess their feelings for me...one right after the other! There's a lot that happened that Fall semester I'd love to see erased. One good thing...it did make me laugh to remember that his roommates named a plant after him. :)

In other news...I'm not the only one from Sophomore year experiencing a little anxiety over things from that fateful semester.

USH Experiences

Some of you have already heard the funny little stories from my Friday mornings...but I thought I'd share the most recent comments. I volunteer every Friday morning at 7:45am...which may have a little to do with why these comments are so funny when they occur and not as funny when I finally get around to sharing them with Steve. Generally speaking I work with a couple patients and then go up to campus.

Comment #1: I'd like to kiss you, but I think that might be inappropriate. (an adult male)

I politely agreed that I thought it would be inappropriate and proceeded to leave for campus. (Steve thinks this is the funniest yet.)

Comment #2: I'd like to tell you what I believe. I read the Book of Mormon and nothing else.

He then spent about 20 minutes giving me the first discussion and finished with his testimony. I told him I believed the same things and that was it. Apparently he sometimes thinks he is the Holy Ghost...poor man! He's very quiet, except for that day he decided to teach me something.

Comment #3: (a couple days ago) "Jimmy" has a crush on you! (name changed...)

One of the boys tattled on the youngest of the bunch...while it's amusing to have a secret admirer...an 11 or 12 year old boy is a bit strange. He asks me every week if I'm married, and he knows the answer. :)

Comment #4: So, you just volunteer here? That's nice of you. You're cute.

I suppose this would have been completely benign...but the Dr. had just told this man that if he continued to work out and complete his required PT every week all the girls would go after him.

So, my point is...working with patients at USH is not that different from being in middle school or high school...everyone says what they want and no one cares too much about the consequences...actually, it may be more like BYU after your Freshman year.

If there's one thing I've learned from my years at BYU, my abnormal psych class, or my time working with patients at USH...it's that everyone is basically the same.

Good reading: Myths About Mental Illness, Elder Alexander B. Morrison (Ensign, October 2005)