Dear friends, When this war fear has gripped the kuwaities so tightly over here, it is still heartbreaking to see the emotional turmoil of the mentally ill among whom i work. Each time, i go to work these days, i really feel emotionally drained out at times, looking at the pathetic condition my patients are in.
When the warning sirens first blared over kuwait, there was huge confusion and running around, restlessness and even aggression seen in the ward, where the already mentally distrurbed where going through more stress and strain, with the memories of the 1991 war behind them. The next few days saw, the relatives of some of the mentally ill hurrying over, to take their patients home, either on leave or discharge from the hospital. And then, the real drama began; the ward, once which was filled with 18patients, now had only 8 inmates and their condition was more pathetic beyond words. Some of them have seen and experienced the death and disappearance of the loved ones during the previous gulf war. These days, each moment i see them crying, telephoning frantically to all possible relatives to come and take them and yet no one turns up. The feeling of abandanment and unwanted and unloved ness is also very hard to digest, and this often results in aggression, where these people become really hard to manage. At night, they are not able to sleep, because of the nightmares the word "saddam' gives them. Some are just glued to the TV, which frightens them even further. Telephoning home provides more frustration than consolation. Some relatives have even left the country leaving their 'burden' behind. It is a real sorry state; and at times we feel even more bad to be the silent helpless spectators in this lifes drama love, anita __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com =============================================================================== This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===============================================================================
