I’ve been onboarding to be a CNA at a small Geri-psych hospital. 

I’ve never worked in psych, so I think everyone thought I’d be pretty green.

But then I kept easily knowing almost everything and they’re like ??? Why does this dumb CNA sound like a social worker?

Good for me, I’m starting school for social work next year, so that’s been my “excuse.”

But let’s be real here, I know this shit because A. I’ve been hospitalized an ungodly amount of times, once for four months.

B. I have bipolar, CPTSD, ADHD, panic disorder, and autoimmune disease. I know every symptom and almost every medication because I’ve fucking *had* them. 

Of course my mission is to NEVER let my employer find out about any of this. So, I’ve shared pretty much nothing about myself in onboarding. 

Which is fine, HR could talk for days, you know how it is.

It’s actually been amazing and so much fun to talk psychology with the social worker I was onboarding with, and I’m really looking forward to the job.

Just thought it was funny how I was the monkey looking sideways meme the past two days.