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January 31, 2012
Clean living
Another visit to a psychiatic ward in England, where we meet Michael.
Episode 2) Clean living
Michael suffers from OCD and is constantly washing his hands, brushing his teeth, changing his clothes, washing them and cleaning his room.
He doesn't take part in any other activity on the ward as his cleaning commitments prevent this. It's a question of priorties. Keeping his room clean and himself scrubbed leaves no time for conversation with others.
His hands are red raw from cleaning and his face is very red also.
The only plus side for the staff is that his room is the nicest on the ward. Most of the other rooms stink but not Michael's.
But he doesn't like anyone else in his room and so sits alone for most of the time between cleans.
Michael ventures out into the dirty world of the ward only to ask for more toilet roll, towels or sheets.
Posted by Mr Bojangles at January 31, 2012 09:14 AM