You Piss Me Off... You Fkn Jerks

 

Evening all. This blurb is going to seem like it is coming out of left field; but if you have been folowing my blog, you would know this is one thing that is near and dear to me heart. I will ALWAYS advocate for this cause and I will scream and yell... I will shout at the top of my lungs until there is no breath left in my body, to make sure this world and society in general sees what their government is doing to all its citizens!!!

I prefer to stay anonymous when it comes to donations or helping people and I will continue to be that way. I mean, I am the furthest from being rich, but if I see someone is downtrodden, if I can even offer them an ear, shoulder or even a coffee and something to eat; damn straight I am going to do that. 

I have been on both sides of the tracks, and for all the assholes who mock these people; you really don't grasp that at any moment that could be you!!! 

Go sit in your warm kooshie home, with a full belly, making fun of those who are even struggling to keep a tent, a cardboard box, or even huddle under a tree to stay out of the elements as much as possible. I know I shouldn't judge you... YOU DISGUST ME!!! Don't worry, I am not targetting your ignorant asses today, I am focusing on our useless mental healthcare system and the all around complete lack of help for anyone who is homeless ...

(sorry, I am not going to change the terminology for you to feel more comfortable... you SHOULD feel uncomfortable!!!)

... I am going to discuss something that is happening currently in my very own city, and am going to share my experience with it, as I cannot comment on others' experiences because that is not my story to tell...

Long story short, there is someone who is extremely in a difficult situation in the city I am currently living in. Someone who, like many (if not all) of us has and is suffering from some severe mental disorders. They refuse everything that anyone is offering to help them; to the point that it is now detrimental to their own health.

There was a whole thread about it on one of our city's groups on a social media platform... people are very well aware of what is happening; many wanting to help, but feel our hands out tied.

I sobbed when I saw the post and I decided, even through my own CPTSD over this and decided to call this program out city provides called C.O.A.S.T. (Crisis Outreach and Support Team). This is supposed to be centre you can call where they have a mobile crisis rapid response team (MCRRT) and they will do a "wellness check" on the person who is either calling about themselves or another they are concerned about... WELL LET ME TELL YOU...

The woman I spoke to, was kind of ignorant. I explained about the post on facebook and how concerned I was about this person. Someone I have no clue about, but felt to my core, they needed someone to just be there. She told me they also saw the thread and was pretty sure who I was talking about. (Please note that I gasped in shock at this point). She told me that I could call the police if I have an address and phone number for the individual in crisis... ARE YOU FUCKING FOR REAL???!!!

I continued to explain that this individual was in a wheelchair, had no legs, was naked with only a blanket wrapped around their body in 3C (37F) weather... How is this NOT a crisis??? I won't divulge too much more detail about the person in crisis, other than they have displayed actions that showed they were desperate, including trying to get hit by a train. If that is not a cry for help... I don't know what is. 

Needless to say, this woman and COAST was as useless as a tit on a bull. She basically told me that this didn't qualify the authorities the right to take him in for an assessment against his own will. I sort of understand that because I know what it is like to sign myself into a psychiatric facility to get myself back on the right track; or at least find the tools to get on the right path. If a person in this position is NOT someone who is deemed as a person who needs mental healthcare and urgently... then who does???

I am sorry I am ranting. I am heartbroken. I am frustrated. I am so fed up with seeing posts and posts about the homeless, people making fun of them, calling them a waste of space or that the world could lose a few of them. I don't care how low on their luck someone is... they are still beings... Have you ever considered that some of these people just want to be heard??? 

Another thing that drives me bonkers is everyone immediately calls them all drug addicts (which is NOT the truth) ... Have you thought that many of them are choosing the lesser of two evils. That they cannot get the medications they need, so illicit drugs are the alternative??? Nah, most of you rather look down on these souls, rather than lending a hand and lifting them up.

I hope you all have the day you deserve... Take that as you will.

~Phoenix