There was another patient that I personally did not know but heard a fascinating story about. This patient, as described to me by one of the psych resident doctors, was a schizophrenic Who frequently heard the voice of God talking to him. This is a common theme among schizophrenics, Who frequently have delusions and hallucinations With religious content. lt is one thing to say that God speaks to us (which most of us Christians believe strongly) and yet something completely different to say that you actually hear God's voice (considered a hallucination in psychiatry). This gentleman actually said he heard God's voice. But that wasn't the worst of it. He said that God had told him not to bathe or shower. Initially, this wasn't so much Of problem, but the longer that he was on the ward, the worse the smell got. This was a small unit With locked doors and windows and poor ventilation, so you can understand that it didn't take long before it was apparent that something had to be done. They couldn't just grab hirn, take his clothes off, and bathe him forcefully. Besides the danger of such behavior (to the patient as well as the staff) it just isn't legal. As the Story goes, the psych ward staff debated this problem for a while and came up With a unique and highly creative solution. The ward had an overhead public address system, so they got someone With a deep voice (we all assume that God has deep masculine voice, of course) Who announced over the PA, "Mr. this is God, I want you to take a bath now and every day from now on!" Guess what? lt worked!
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