them: if mentally ill people are allowed cellphones in a mental hospital they will look up ways to kill themselves
me: not everyone in a mental hospital is there for suicidal ideation, people already kill themselves in mental hospitals if they’re going to do it they already know how it’s not that fucking hard to kill yourself, people there for suicidal ideation already fucking know how to kill themselves, thats why they’re there in the first place.
them: ok well what if they’re cyber bullied and thats why they’re in a mental hospital
me: patients can talk with their therapists and psychiatrists to decide if they themselves want to bring their cellphones into a mental hospital not every fucking person going to a mental hospital is there for being cyber bullied thats fucking ridiculous the vast majority of people there are not there for that, and its real easy for cyber bullied victims to just not bring their phones punishing everyone else for such a fucking absurd reason is bullshit.
them: what about confidentiality!
me: patients can sign confidentiality papers stating they will protect the identities of other patients in the hospital because they’re fucking adults
them: what if they’re too crazy to understand a confidentiality paper
me: patients can talk with their therapists and psychiatrists to decide if they would be better off with or without their cellphones.
them: what if they use their phone to look up triggering images
me: again people can decide with their therapists and psychiatrists if it would be more therapeutic for them not to have their phones, not everyone does this
them: what if they’re going online to validate their delusions
me: a-fucking-gain people can decide with their therapists and psychiatrists if it would be more therapeutic for them to not have their cellphones. mental patients aren’t identical, they’re all there for different reasons.
them: what if they want to strangle themselves with their charging cords
me: there are cordless chargers, and people could have their phones charged at the front desk.
them: I’m mentally ill and I was better off without my phone in the mental hospital
me: thats fucking great you can decide with your therapist and psychiatrist if youd be better off with or without your phone you arent everyone you don’t speak for all of us and just because something works for you doesnt mean it works for everyone else.
them: I literally just don’t want mental patients to have their phones because I think they should be punished and isolated for being in a mental hospital in the first place
me: there u go. thats what you’ve been saying this whole time.