Ask me about working in a psychiatric hospital

[YoungOne]

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Are you a big guy? From what my mom's told me about the group home she worked at, the guys were the size of NFL linemen and even then it sometimes took several to restrain a kid who was really going nuts. Did you or any of your coworkers ever have to go to the hospital as the result of a confrontation?

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I don't want to Hijack OP's thread but i'll answer it.

I would consider myself a big guy for being an Asian. I'm 5 feet 10inches and weigh 240 lbs (haha, i need to lose some weight).

The group home I work at is for Asians. There are 3 males and 1 female resident. The guys average about 5 feet 6 and 160 lbs, so i'm not scared of them physically.

Your mom must be tough to be working with patients the size of nfl linemen. A 6'3 240 lb dude going crazy would be scary. Luckily for her she's got backup.

Luckily no one has gotten hurt at the group home I have been working at. There had been a few occasions where my co worker could have gotten hurt. One of the Resident was throwing a tantrum and she basically trashed her room.

My co worker heard all the racket in her room but decided not to go in her room until she was done. When the noise stopped, she opened the door to find her room totally trashed. Lights, bed post broken and makeup all over the room and on the walls. She was in a fury because yesterday she couldn't return a open dvd to Target and various other personal issues. If my co worker would of went into her room, she could of easily been hurt. Luckily she waited though.