An inside view of an in-patient mental health service. Our thanks to Michael W Brown for this contribution.
“Two hours”
By, Micheal W. Brown. BCApSc. MIndS (Distinction) (Otago) Doctoral Candidate (Waikato)
At the request of a mental health practitioner, I was asked to write about my experiences of the Henry Rongomau Bennett Centre Hamilton. This is my retelling of a story; an experience that transcended and informed my reality of what it is that is “real” for me.
This story was written five days after my release from the Mental Health Ward at the Henry Rongomau Bennett Centre, Waikato Hospital.
My Hubris:
In my attempt to end my life, to “right the wrongs” that I felt I had been implanted in the consciousness of those people who loved me the most; my wife; my children; my whānau and friends, I irreparably hurt these people. By engaging in dysfunctional, yet enlightening experiences of self discovery, I become an “actor” in my own play; a play that embodied a theme of destruction; a play culminating in my hubris, my tragedy. Thus, I take full and absolute ownership of the experiences that led to my admission into the Henry Rongomau Bennett Centre. (more…)
