By the time she awoke she couldn’t even remember if she had a dream or a nightmare. There had only been a deathlike peace.

~ Jason Medina

Jason Medina Adolescent Unit Amanda Awoke Building 122 Death Deathlike Dream Dreams Group 2 Hospital Jason Medina Kings Park Kings Park Psychiatric Center Kings Park State Hospital Kppc Kpsh Nightmare Peace Psych Ward Sleep

Amanda had way too much time to think being at the hospital without any friends. She didn’t want to dwell on her thoughts for too long lest the wrong ones might emerge. She was hoping to forget what happened to her.

~ Jason Medina

Jason Medina Adolescent Unit Amanda Building 122 Forget Group 2 Jason Medina Kings Park Kings Park Psychiatric Center Kings Park State Hospital Kppc Kpsh Memories Mental Illness Thoughts

Now to tell ya about our fellow inmates. Pay attention because there are a bunch of us an’ we each have a story.

~ Jason Medina

Jason Medina Adolescent Unit Amanda Building 122 Crazy Eve Group 2 Hospital Ward Incacerated Inmates Jason Medina Kings Park Kings Park Psychiatric Center Kings Park State Hospital Loony Bin Patients Prisoners Story

By dinnertime, Amanda had managed to pick off all of her red nail polish purely out of habit. She was disappointed and silently cursed at herself when she remembered not having anymore to put on. She stared at her fingernails for about twenty minutes for lack of something better to do.

~ Jason Medina

Jason Medina Adolescent Unit Amanda Boredom Building 122 Fingernails Group 2 Habit Jason Medina Kings Park Kings Park Psychiatric Center Kings Park State Hospital Kppc Kpsh Nail Polish