Well, I've lost my mind

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Transporting psychotic completely legit (no drug use) manic veteran woman to VA Hospital today, and she’s actively hallucinating the entire way, also euphoric, high energy, and won’t shut up for 1 single second the entire 30 min drive there

Not sure what the voices are saying, but she is singing religious songs over them, then yelling back at them, screaming back. Then laughing hysterically, totally labile affect. I’m like “are you ok? I know you have a lot going on right now, but can you not be so loud? I have sensitive ears”

She completely ignores multiple requests. So I can either pull over and call the fire department, or improvise. So I pop in my Powerbeats pro $200 headphones and put on some loud music

But before then, amidst all the non-sensical religious babbling she at one point yells:

“I hope Putin wins the war, so he can put an end to homosexuality!!
I am a rootin’…for the Putin!!”

Ah sometimes hard to keep a poker face [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

When I get in the ER and help her get checked in, after she goes and sits down I lean in and say to the check in nurse “hey FYI, she’s very psych symptomatic and has been yelling and singing at the top of her lungs the entire ride here. Chances are she is going to start up with that very soon in your crowded lobby” with a wink

Nurse winks back and says “gotcha, ok, we’ll handle it”

This lady gonna skip the line lol