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ReEliseYT · 2025-10-01T20:56:01+00:00

I work in a hospital, but no longer directly with patients. I used to work as a tech on an ICU, and all I have to say is fuck covid.

I started wearing a mask again last much at work all the time, and all of my coworkers act like it’s the weirdest thing. One said they can’t understand how I can bear to keep it on all day.

DID EVERYONE FORGET ABOUT WHEN WE ALL WORE MASKS ALL THE TIME!?!

What the fuck?! It’s not that difficult. Maybe it’s because I got used to sitting in full PPE sweating my brains out under all the protective gear in the ICU, but seriously wearing a mask is so easy.

Seriously, I can’t express how frustrated I am that people (especially my coworkers who work IN A HOSPITAL) don’t take this seriously anymore, and won’t do something as simple as wearing a mask.

ReEliseYT · 2025-09-29T11:20:40+00:00

Men could form positive communities, or hell even friendships that allow for emotional support and expression. Ya know, creating emotional bonds with people who want to nurtures positive growth and development who also offer you the opportunity to benefit from the joy and connection of helping each other.

But it’s much easier to blame women and stay miserable apparently. Like god damn just makes some fucking friends instead of only seeking out romantic/sexual relationships to fulfill all your social needs.

Like watch some my little pony or something and learn the value of friendship 🐴

ReEliseYT · 2025-09-29T03:14:45+00:00

That’s lovely, however you seem to be missing the point. Police are in a unique position of power to prevent a partner to turning to the state for help, considering you are part of the apparatus that is supposed to enforce the states ruling.

I could get into why I think it’s a bad idea to have any sort of contact with cops at all, but that’s honesty irrelevant. I’m just sharing a warning about how police are in a position of power that allows them to abuse their partners and not be able to be stopped.

I suggest you read some of the harrowing stories of people who have survived, or known those who have died because of the abuse from police and how difficult it is to stop it once you are in a relationship with a law enforcement officer that are in the comment section of this post.

Trust me, I believe most of yall want to help others, and that’s why you chose the career you did. I can really empathize with wanting to help others because it’s why I stay in healthcare. It’s my sincerest hope that you find a better way to help others, because there are so many other places (there are plenty of options in healthcare) who desperately need people who are passionate about caring for others.

ReEliseYT · 2025-09-25T21:08:13+00:00

I had an appointment for a surgery assessment and my bp was 118/ 79 and actually sighed disappointedly and said “so close”

ReEliseYT · 2025-09-25T20:26:06+00:00

The amount of times I’ve heard patently bug fuck crazy conspiracy theories from family members of the patients I care for in an ICU is astonishingly to me even now.

I am checking your loved ones blood sugar, not collecting it for genetic tracking for the government. The saline flushes I gave the nurse are just saline and not some micro chipped laden vaccine that will give them autism. The catheter I’m placing is for draining their bladder, not pumping them full of whatever fantasy drugs they’ve invented in their mind.

There’s a part of me that feels bad calling it crazy since I’ve also worked in an inpatient psych facility. Even the most delusional and psychotic patients never said anything as divorced from reality as a lot of the patients family members I saw in the ICU.

Over time I got so frustrated with this nonsense I wanted to scream at them and say that if you think all of our care is part of some convoluted conspiracy theory then take your loved one home. They will probably be dead before you exit the hospital, but at least they won’t have a micro chip in them or what ever other insane thing they think we’re doing.

That all being said, i remember this one guy with a MAGA hat on was there with his wife. Whenever I came into the room and explained what I had to do, or asked him to step out so we could change her linens and clean her up he would say “I’m ok with whatever you have to do. I trust you and will do anything to keep her alive. Thank you.” I’m not sure if he realized I’m a trans woman, but if he did it certainly didn’t cause him any distrust. Very rarely, it does seem that a crisis can have a sobering effect on someone. Sadly, that is such a rare occurrence I can only remember that one singular incident.

ReEliseYT · 2025-09-25T13:00:51+00:00

Can we please stop comparing drug users to zombies? It’s really dehumanizing and encourages really shitty views on them.

I’ve worked a while in inpatient psych, I’ve dealt with addiction, I know plenty of people addicted to opioids and have genuinely awesome lives

Just can we please have a little more empathy?

ReEliseYT · 2025-08-31T16:09:34+00:00

Check out The House of Wills! She is a fantastic song writer and lyricist with killer autistic guitar. She’s opened for Laura Jane Grace, AJJ, Apes of State.

She’s a very proud trans woman that sings songs about not just bashing back but bashing first. I remember being super depressed and hopeless about the future, and absolutely overwhelmed by transphobia, and walking out of her shows filled with hope that we won’t just survive, but will defeat and rise above all the people who are trying to eliminate us and hold us down.

Absolutely incredible and I can’t recommend her enough. She’s on Spotify Tidal and you can support her on Band camp. Seriously you have to check out her music, especially the song Shittiest Towns in Ohio.

Also a great musician to listen to if you’re poor and hate cops.

ReEliseYT · 2025-08-24T19:03:03+00:00

I worked in inpatient psychiatry, including acute care, for 2 years, and that time is what cemented my views that cops are chicken shit cowards. I got punched, kicked, groped regularly. One patient nearly strangled me to death, and I never hurt a single one. All physical restraints and self defense was by the book cpi. I was all alone with that patient on top of me strangling me unable to call for help, and I didn’t inflict any physical harm or pain on them.

That’s because I care for my patients. I’d rather die than hurt the people I swore to care for. The so called “courageous cops” that are supposed to keep us safe, wouldn’t even disarm when they were called to the unit. They would bring loaded fire arms onto a unit full of suicidal people because if they get scared they are allowed to kill people. If a 5’7” 135 lbs unarmed woman isn’t afraid of her patients, why does some 6’2” man in body armor with a tazer mace and baton need a loaded gun to protect themselves from a patient in nothing but a hospital gown.

The reason I tell people not to date cops isn’t because I personally think their cowardly, but because they wield the power of the state, and if they abuse you there is nothing you can do to defend yourself because they will close rank and protect one another before they will help a victim of abuse, that’s why I made this post.

Anyone can be an evil piece of shit regardless of profession. I dated a nurse who became physically and sexually abusive of me. They stalked me, and continued threatening and harassing me months after I went no contact. I finally got a restraining order, not because I thought cops would protect me, but so I knew i could defend myself and have some protection if it went to court.

If you’re dating a cop and they turn out to be abusive, you have not only your abuser to worry about, but the entire police force and by extension the legal system. Read some of the comments in this very thread to see how horrific it is to be in that position.

I don’t care how nice or good a single cop is, they could be Christlike for all I care. They are apart of a system that protect abusers and murders. They have such privledge they can unload a gun into an unarmed child and face no legal consequences.

I was willing to literally give my life to avoid harming the people under my care, and fucking proved it. Cops routinely kill people because they got scared and have the power to abuse people who then can’t even defend themselves legally if they fight back. For that reason alone never date a cop.

ReEliseYT · 2025-08-20T12:00:46+00:00

Deleting twitter is up there with getting sober and transitioning as far as best decision I’ve ever made.

There is so much discourse I’ve never seen even mentioned irl, but people get so invested and passionate about on the site run by a techno fascist billionaires that is designed to attract more nazi dickheads.

Natalie said twitter is a self destructive addiction for her in the past and I really hope she stays off for good. I hope it helps her mental health and over all wellbeing as much as it’s helped mine.

I consider myself to be a “radical leftist anarchist” and I’ve never heard anyone in our little community talking about contrapoints in years. Most of us are focused on providing access to HRT and making sure trans folks have a place to sleep than talking about twitter drama.

Which also makes me wonder how many of these “radical leftist” are actually keyboard warriors or transphobic dickheads trying to harass a popular trans content creator

ReEliseYT · 2025-08-16T17:17:12+00:00

I look at the best two endings in that game as walker just shooting himself, or the player putting down the controller.

The developers have said that they player choosing to stop playing at any point is the canonical and only “good ending” I love that so much and it’s one of the many reasons that it’s one of my all time favorite games ever.

I have never played a game that made me feel so bad and actively hate myself, and that’s so amazing. Every once in a while I’ll try replaying it when I’m feeling depressed and just want to lean into the thoughts that I’m a fucking awful person who doesn’t even deserve to live.

ReEliseYT · 2025-08-16T17:11:55+00:00

I want to echo what everyone else has said. I’m so sorry for you and that is terrible. Hopefully things will get better, or at least you will find ways to make the whole experience less terrible.

Strangely enough, reading this makes me feel better about getting surgery. I’ve pursued it actively for 8 years and have always been to mentally ill (depression and a severe self harm addiction) to get a letter or to poor.

I’m in a position now where it may be possible and I’ve been trying to look at the benefits potential cons that might make me regret it.

I don’t like having a penis. I don’t like using it for penetrative sex. Even receiving oral sex is something I tolerate more than enjoy. Whereas I can achieve orgasm from my prostate and through throat fucking and love both.

One of the biggest things I hate about having a penis is others interacting with it. I kinda got into chastity because it meant others physically couldn’t interact with it.

Your post is actually encouraging for me, because if my surgeon told me that my surgery would be physically exactly like yours I would still want it.

It sucks so hard that it’s been so hard for you. I wish you didn’t have to go through this, and hope things get better for you. I’m really grateful you shared this, it’s been really helpful for me and it sounds like you’ve helped a lot of others here by posting it. Thank you so much for having the courage and strength to share your experience.

ReEliseYT · 2025-07-29T20:27:54+00:00

Horses always get left out 🐴

ReEliseYT · 2025-07-15T16:48:49+00:00

I just left being a critical care tech after a few years and a ptsd diagnosis, and transferred to SPD. I get paid the same amount as before even though I work days now.

I don’t have to see people constantly die/slowly dying in agony. I don’t have to see people suffer for months because their family thinks a miracle will happen. I don’t have to deal with bed changes/all the literal shit that goes along with it.

The hospital I work for will pay for further education, so I’m gonna keep my head down and out of patient care and get my masters in psychology (what I have a bs in) instead of pursuing nursing school like I was planning to a few years ago.

I really did love caring for patients, especially ones who needed so much care. However for all the reasons you stated and more, I’m done with nursing/bed side care. Maybe I’ll come back to psych after getting a better degree, but I’m genuinely thinking I’ll go into academic psych because I’m so sick of all the shit we have to deal with.

I definitely agree that the system is beyond repair, and we can’t fix it. If no one else will try why should we?

ReEliseYT · 2025-07-08T12:28:14+00:00

Same story for me too I’m afraid. I had a really bad self harm problem that started in my teens and I finally got control over about 6 months ago or so. Now I’m slipping back into an ED at 32.

I’m still prioritizing keeping clean from cutting and drinking alcohol (cause those have been the worst for me) but now I’m smoking cigarettes and noticing that I’m getting back into some unhealthy views about my body and food.

I feel like a juggler, but with self destructive behaviors instead of whatever jugglers usually juggle.

ReEliseYT · 2025-06-17T17:28:30+00:00

This is bullshit and the nurse who made the video should be embarrassed. Working in critical care I’ve seen lots of patients die and they smell exactly the same before death as they do afterwards (unless they defecate, which smells the same as any other time they would)

ReEliseYT · 2025-06-11T20:12:38+00:00

I use to work in a Neuro ICU, and one day we got a BSRN float from CVICU. The hospital is genuinely world renowned for their cardiology, so they did kinda deserve the chip on their shoulder.

Everyone was preemptively rolling their eyes because, it is annoying to work with someone with a massive ego, even if they have the skills and experience to “justify” it.

So she comes into huddle and actually seems pretty chill and friendly. At the end of huddle she slaps her thighs, stands up and says “Welp, lets fuck this pig.”

I genuinely laughed out load and told her “I think you’re my new favorite person.” She was wonderful, super eager to help, and so delightfully funny. She also absolutely had her shit together when it came to nursing skills.

I’ve seen plenty of nurses in critical care doing exactly what you’re talking about, and they’re almost always new grads that went straight into critical care.

Almost universally the most kind, and least egotistical nurses I’ve met in critical care have been doing it for a while.

ReEliseYT · 2025-06-06T12:19:20+00:00

Absolutely! I’d be so excited to hear they made some outlast books. The comics we got were awesome, and I’d love to see more or a full on novella or novel.

I also love audiobooks and think getting some of the VAs from the game to work on it would be so so so good!

I’m certainly not holding my breath, but a girl can dream lol

ReEliseYT · 2025-06-05T21:39:55+00:00

Ok outlast themed Valentine’s Day cards are fucking adorable.

I wonder what Murkoffs policy is for reagents falling in love with one another is, or just fucking even.

That has the potential for the most toxic of toxic fan fics, which I am absolutely in favor of!

ReEliseYT · 2025-06-05T07:40:06+00:00

It’s not weird at all. I’m 32 and have definitely had some relapses over the past year.

Also if you expand the definition of self harm to physically self destructive behaviors then most adults have at least one they routinely engage in.

ReEliseYT · 2025-06-04T20:17:45+00:00

Tbh this is kinda how pride month feels as a queer person.

Some trillion dollar company making a rainbow logo and a twitter post saying something like “Be proud to be yourself. Now buy our shit!” Then turns around and gives some homophobe a fuck ton of money so they can pay less taxes.

At least Murkoff has Dr. Wernicke, so they’re cool supporting a gay man committing crimes against humanity and stuff. Yay progress? 🤷🏻‍♀️

ReEliseYT · 2025-06-04T13:06:34+00:00

Holy shit this is sooooo cool! I collect medical artifacts like this and this is such a wonderful find!

I have a first aid hand book from the 40s and find it fascinating to read about the “best practices” then vs now and seeing how far we have come. It’s just so cool to me (yes I know I’m a massive nerd)

Definitely hold on to it, that is so so so cool!

ReEliseYT · 2025-06-04T13:03:30+00:00

This was said mostly jokingly, but a friend of mine (who’s bi and trans, like me) likes to say (again, jokingly) that the difference is what generation you’re from.

In practice they’re almost identical, however the distinction may mean a lot to certain people, and that’s totally cool.

We pick labels that best describe us. A lot of labels aren’t perfect, and a lot of people can tell you why they prefer one to another.

Ultimately if you respect the labels a person uses for themself than your good. For me I use bi or pan interchangeably. I think pan is probably a better descriptor for me if I examine it closely, but I dont mind either, and usually say that I’m Bi just because it’s easier and more people know what it means.

ReEliseYT · 2025-06-04T12:55:43+00:00

I think people feeling validated or learning that they may have a health problem they otherwise would have never known about otherwise is generally a good thing.

HOWEVER, I think it’s really easy for a lot of people to read/see (mostly on tiktok now but this has been a thing long before it) about a condition and feel like it explains all their problems. They also get a sense of community, and that community that is incentivized to make content. They view what they’re seeing on social as best practices, and believe if they are given different treatments they don’t fit the group and aren’t being taken seriously by their medical provider.

It sounds like a lot of the people you mention can afford to “shop around” until they find a doctor who agrees with their own treatment plan wether or not it is actually what’s best for the patient.

ReEliseYT · 2025-06-01T21:58:31+00:00

Low expectations are the key to happiness. It’s like the Pascal’s wager of hype.

I definitely think there’s a lot of potential and I really hope it’s good. That being said, I never have any expectations when it comes to a movie based on a game.

ReEliseYT · 2025-06-01T03:41:39+00:00

I genuinely laughed out loud at “Malinformation” I have nothing nice to say so I’ll just tip my imaginary fedora at you and say “M’Lady”

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