10 Lessons From A Mental Hospital (3)

novice
ˈnɒvɪs
noun
1.
a person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation.
“he was a complete novice in foreign affairs”

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I tried to kill myself in the early months of this year

I didn’t then and still don’t now, realise the full magnitude of that decision. But if you asked me what happened, I could clearly tell you the voice of the man on the emergency line and the first words I uttered  to the medic. In fact, it went like this:

Him: “What are you doing out here, mate?”

Me: “Oh, you know – the usual.”

Seriously? Did I seriously say that? At 3 in the morning, in a short-sleeved top and yoga pants, I had the decency to crack a joke?

As much as I could tell you what happened that night and on the ride to the hospital, I couldn’t for my life…