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Day seven
A week. Craig had been there for a week. "God, I want to go home" Were the first words out of his mouth at breakfast.
"We all do, Craig. I miss my daughter, she's going away to college this fall, what if I don't get to see her off." Laine said to him. This made Craig think about what it was like for the other people here. They didn't want to be there as much as he didn't want to be there.
In general rec someone asked him how he was doing. "I miss my sister. I miss my stepdad. I miss my friends. I feel like i'm lying to them-Joey told them I'm visiting family in Ottawa. I don't know whats going to happen when I go home, and that scares me." He was shocked at himself, for saying that much. People began telling him who they missed. That was when he found himself realizing that he wasn't alone in the way he felt, in the pain and sadness. Maybe he would be ok.
However, there was nothing like an apointment with Dr. Allen to make him feel angry and alone again.
"Your father cheated on your mother."
"Yes, he did. She left him when she found out." Craig sighed. "I was just a kid, but i remember it. I don't know why I do, but I do."
"Maybe because its an important event in your life. Things changed when that happened, didn't it?" At Craigs nod he went on. "You said yesterday that you dno't want to be like your father, but you acted like him in cheating. Do you know why you did that?"
"I Don't know, Manny was paying attention to me when Ashley wasn't, and I just got carried away."
"You liked the attention. Why?"
"What guy wouldn't. She wanted me. And I thought she wasn't interested in strings, but she was."
"I want you to think about that, why you really wanted attention."
"Are you saying that because my dad beat me I used Manny for attention?"
"Perhaps." Dr. Allen was good at not giving straight answers, Craig had noticed that.
"Thats..stupid."
"Actually, thats normal, Craig. But I also wanted to talk about something else. I think I need to test you."
"Test me?"
"To see if you have an illness or if its something else. I'm planning on taking you over to be tested Thursday morning. I'd do it tomorrow but I'm busy most of the day and i want to supervise."
"Do I have a choice. I don't think so."
"It will be helpful, to see what happens to you when yuou leave-if you need talk therapy, medication, or both."
"Drugs? You want to drug me?"
"If thats what you need, we'll do it." Craig frowned. He hadn't thought about drugs.
"I guess I don't have a choice, so I'll do the tests."
"Ok, tomorrow we'll talk more about your mother, I want to know also about your guardian."
"Joey's great. He's really great. I wish I hadn't done what I did because it hurt him so badly."
"What about how it hurt you?" Was Dr. Allen's last comment before he walked Craig back to the ward to pick up Allegra.
Craig had to wonder what Dr. Allen thought about the girl, and her use of lyrics instead of speaking. He imagined it annoyed the doctor.
Something must have happened, because he didn't see Allegra the rest of the day-she didn't go to coping skills or general rec to play pool as usual. In fact, she didn't even go to dinner. Craig wanted to go to her, but he was too scared.
So he watched the evening film-on bipolar disorder, and went to bed early.
Day seven
A week. Craig had been there for a week. "God, I want to go home" Were the first words out of his mouth at breakfast.
"We all do, Craig. I miss my daughter, she's going away to college this fall, what if I don't get to see her off." Laine said to him. This made Craig think about what it was like for the other people here. They didn't want to be there as much as he didn't want to be there.
In general rec someone asked him how he was doing. "I miss my sister. I miss my stepdad. I miss my friends. I feel like i'm lying to them-Joey told them I'm visiting family in Ottawa. I don't know whats going to happen when I go home, and that scares me." He was shocked at himself, for saying that much. People began telling him who they missed. That was when he found himself realizing that he wasn't alone in the way he felt, in the pain and sadness. Maybe he would be ok.
However, there was nothing like an apointment with Dr. Allen to make him feel angry and alone again.
"Your father cheated on your mother."
"Yes, he did. She left him when she found out." Craig sighed. "I was just a kid, but i remember it. I don't know why I do, but I do."
"Maybe because its an important event in your life. Things changed when that happened, didn't it?" At Craigs nod he went on. "You said yesterday that you dno't want to be like your father, but you acted like him in cheating. Do you know why you did that?"
"I Don't know, Manny was paying attention to me when Ashley wasn't, and I just got carried away."
"You liked the attention. Why?"
"What guy wouldn't. She wanted me. And I thought she wasn't interested in strings, but she was."
"I want you to think about that, why you really wanted attention."
"Are you saying that because my dad beat me I used Manny for attention?"
"Perhaps." Dr. Allen was good at not giving straight answers, Craig had noticed that.
"Thats..stupid."
"Actually, thats normal, Craig. But I also wanted to talk about something else. I think I need to test you."
"Test me?"
"To see if you have an illness or if its something else. I'm planning on taking you over to be tested Thursday morning. I'd do it tomorrow but I'm busy most of the day and i want to supervise."
"Do I have a choice. I don't think so."
"It will be helpful, to see what happens to you when yuou leave-if you need talk therapy, medication, or both."
"Drugs? You want to drug me?"
"If thats what you need, we'll do it." Craig frowned. He hadn't thought about drugs.
"I guess I don't have a choice, so I'll do the tests."
"Ok, tomorrow we'll talk more about your mother, I want to know also about your guardian."
"Joey's great. He's really great. I wish I hadn't done what I did because it hurt him so badly."
"What about how it hurt you?" Was Dr. Allen's last comment before he walked Craig back to the ward to pick up Allegra.
Craig had to wonder what Dr. Allen thought about the girl, and her use of lyrics instead of speaking. He imagined it annoyed the doctor.
Something must have happened, because he didn't see Allegra the rest of the day-she didn't go to coping skills or general rec to play pool as usual. In fact, she didn't even go to dinner. Craig wanted to go to her, but he was too scared.
So he watched the evening film-on bipolar disorder, and went to bed early.