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Answer by Nanako
I used to work for a mental facility for retarded kids and I actually did not mind the clients. It was the mentally ill co-workers that troubled me.
Answer by Smile W
Well it can be a roller coaster ride for sure, you have to always be on your toes! You need to be able to be called names, have feces thrown at you be spit on and physically attacked without retaliating, then at the same time you have to be able to have understanding and compassion for the same people doing these things to you, you have to readily forgive but never forget, its sad when they come in so young and then you watch them come and go so many times to the point where they are suddenly very old, most institutions become their lives, some will die there, there families sometimes just cant handle it, there are fun times to, lots of activities, making them smile or helping them accomplish something is great, I've worked in one for thirteen years and i still love it and sometimes hate it, but i must like it more than not cuz im still there, and i still care about my patients, what motivated me? i just dont know i know wanted to help people, and i just felt i could do best with the mentally ill. Its definetly not for everyone but the ones who can do it its almost hard to describe why staff stay so long, and still love their patients, and keep hope for better medicines and therapies to come in the future.
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