That Moment When You're Telling Your Client For The Tenth Time That Week To Go To Their Mental Health Appointment:

I'm going to have to tell you again, aren't I?

That Moment When You Might Not Be A Doctor, But You Know There Is Something Very Wrong With Whatever Your Client Is Taking For Their Disorders:

The Response One Gets From One's Severely Delusional Client When One Suggests They Might Want To Start Taking Their Medication:

Well, have fun having tea with Johnny Cash and Mickey Mouse!

What Happens When Your Attention Needy Client (Who Always Has A Handy Side Of Hot Mess) Feels Like Someone Is Out-Drama-Ing Them:

Alright, misery is not a competition! You can both be miserable and both can have mental health called on them, okay? Okay.

When You See One Of Your Emotionally Needy Clients At The Grocery Store:

I don't want to do case management by the cantaloupe!

What Forward Movement And Progress For Your Clients Sometimes Looks Like:

They made it an entire week without being cited for something by a police officer or being drunk in public! Pull out the ticker tape, we're throwing a parade!

Why I Now Refrain From Asking How My Clients Ended Up In The Hospital For The Fourth Time That Month:

 Am I going to see your injury on the news? Then don't tell me, I hate spoilers.

When One Of Your Interns Decides To Try To Convince One Of Your Normally Calm, But Seriously Delusional And Paranoid, Clients That What They Are Seeing Isn't Real:

Just agree with their delusion! If he or she says that he or she is going to go to work tomorrow on a unicorn, just say, "Okay, the green one or the pink one this time?" and move on!

When A Massive Argument Breaks Out Among Your Clients That Takes Over An Hour To Settle Down, And You Notice One Of Your Clients Off In A Corner Looking Like This:

You started this, didn't you?

When, After Eight Months Of Advocacy, You Finally Get Your Chronically Homeless Client Housed:

It only took a mental health assessment, getting their name on housing lists, calling and bugging the the people on the housing boards relentlessly, keeping the client from vanishing due to the long wait-list time...

When You Realize How Many Of Your Homeless Clients Are Veterans:

This Memorial Day don't forget those who sacrificed to protect your rights and freedoms who are currently homeless. On any given day it is estimated that over 57,000 Veterans are homeless in the United States. Don't forget their service.

When A Client Starts To Lift Their Shirt While Asking, "Does This Look Infected To You?"

I am not a nurse and am definitely not making enough money to pretend I am one!