tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post2854246453254143426..comments2024-03-29T00:31:51.931+00:00Comments on HyperCRYPTICal: The Power of NOhyperCRYPTICalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-6329785338030168552018-01-29T16:43:28.058+00:002018-01-29T16:43:28.058+00:00People like you lead meaningful lives. You deserve...People like you lead meaningful lives. You deserve the best. I hope you are happy.rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-1902859142156406482018-01-27T21:49:29.982+00:002018-01-27T21:49:29.982+00:00I used to work in residential units, too. and howe...<br />I used to work in residential units, too. and however much one as a worker wants to empower people, going into residential care is a disempowering experience. People can be very creative in the ways they kick against their powerlessness and in an unreal situation (like residential care) quite understandable behaviour can appear odd if those observing it don't realize what reality is like for people showing it. As soon as you make someone an object of observation, however benign the motive, one perhaps strips them of power, dignity, identity. (CCTV does this, in my view. The arguments for it are not unlike the arguments for institutional care: it keeps us safe and who doesn't want to be safe?).<br /><br />For example, people used to talk of "attention seeking" behaviour (a term I've always hated). Now they talk of "attention needing". It of course better describes what's happening but the fact is, if I need attention and show it, people don't consciously observe me and discuss my behaviour in a meeting! As soon as they do, however much "they" want me to lead an ordinary life, the fact is my life is far from ordinary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-40260937614664597082018-01-27T19:11:18.349+00:002018-01-27T19:11:18.349+00:00What an enormous job you have had Anna. I can rel...What an enormous job you have had Anna. I can relate to that. No is a powerful tool, and a powerful thing to be able to say. Something that I have struggled with most of my life. Thank you for sharing your story. You are wise, strong, and tender hearted Anna!Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-12375956324243622682018-01-26T02:09:19.623+00:002018-01-26T02:09:19.623+00:00Good to get your take on this issue! Solid gritty...Good to get your take on this issue! Solid gritty poem too!Brother Olliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07506492407482879487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-21431721263366067582018-01-25T16:47:12.037+00:002018-01-25T16:47:12.037+00:00Very sad that many things have such power over us....Very sad that many things have such power over us.Bekkie Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300001421561443693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-309449825780759602018-01-25T09:43:06.050+00:002018-01-25T09:43:06.050+00:00Thanks for shedding light on this lesser known pro...Thanks for shedding light on this lesser known problem.Samyuktha Semi Jayaprakashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879275723002707278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-77043564502018717132018-01-25T05:23:10.125+00:002018-01-25T05:23:10.125+00:00A touching and powerful piece - the back story rea...A touching and powerful piece - the back story really aided my comprehension of this perspective - superbJae Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509244123008832611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-78653493652358354802018-01-25T01:51:41.900+00:002018-01-25T01:51:41.900+00:00This poem has really made me think about the many ...This poem has really made me think about the many forms power can take. You must have the right to say, NO. I think this is exactly the way my mother must have felt when dealing with her dementia in a nursing home. Everything had been stripped away from her.purplepeninportland.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842681508730093858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-70839573287121195272018-01-24T23:59:55.019+00:002018-01-24T23:59:55.019+00:00Yes, very sad when "No" is their only we...Yes, very sad when "No" is their only weapon. I worked in a care home, too, and the residents' lack of autonomy was so disempowering and must have been depressing. From a lifetime of choices, one suddenly finds oneself with no choices at all.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-1929450088151619312018-01-24T22:44:39.610+00:002018-01-24T22:44:39.610+00:00Being a patient is very dis-empowering and probabl...Being a patient is very dis-empowering and probably worse in a care home where hope has been taken away. Spending a few weeks in hospital recently I was frustrated that my abiity to adjust my medication (action approved by my GP) was totally ignored by the hospital staff that refused to cater for my needs! Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-4542490778232392872018-01-24T21:59:10.448+00:002018-01-24T21:59:10.448+00:00Oh yes, the voice as weapon! You've pulled the...Oh yes, the voice as weapon! You've pulled the scab off an old wound here, Anna, but I'm glad you did. Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-64013917976759859892018-01-24T20:43:26.153+00:002018-01-24T20:43:26.153+00:00This is a hard hitting piece and brings to the for...This is a hard hitting piece and brings to the forefront a patients point of view with the use of his/her own free will, all be it possibly detrimental to them self. Julianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781106976505685053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-71647231239386968962018-01-24T18:28:58.373+00:002018-01-24T18:28:58.373+00:00A very revealing poem. I think after working in t...A very revealing poem. I think after working in that environment for a while, i might give up my hatred of this type of med to make my job easier. That's a sad confession, isn't it? Treatment would be better, but even there, can the patients' dignity be the determining factor so they don't need "No" as a weapon? As a patient, I hope I'd have access to my "no."Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-58893457934144012992018-01-24T17:28:50.136+00:002018-01-24T17:28:50.136+00:00I like your observation that almost anything can b...I like your observation that almost anything can become a weapon when used against someone else. I usually think of guns and knives when I think of weapons, but you broadened my outlook. Thanks!Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-78274787042867055212018-01-24T16:38:47.544+00:002018-01-24T16:38:47.544+00:00This is very sad. It's a unique approach to wr...This is very sad. It's a unique approach to write to today's theme Weapon and so well put Anna. A hard battle to win indeed!Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.com