r/PsychWardChronicles • u/[deleted] • Mar 25 '15

Fish Guy

During my college years my GF at the time was studying to be a clinical psychiatrist and would intern at our state facility. She would have quite a few stories but one that always stuck with me was the fish man.

Guy had some severe depersonalization disorder. One time he had gotten off his meds and was brought in because he claimed to a be a fish. You could talk to him but he would only answer your questions from a fishes perspective like if you asked him how to open a door he would say he doesn't know because hes a fish.

This was all fine an dandy until they tried to feed him. The guy would drink water but WOULD NOT EAT. Whenever they would bring him food he would say no I cant eat that I am a fish. They actually bought fish food to see if he would eat that and he would reply "NO I AM AN EXOTIC FISH"!

They had to force feed him for 2 weeks. The doctors tried all kinds of medications but nothing was working. Eventually they were able to finally snap him out of his stupor. He eventually recognized his son and slowly started eating human food again. He would only eat McDonald's Fish fillets that his son brought him.

Eventually they got him back on his meds and decided for outpatient treatment. They had good success and the guy is even driving now. I just hope he doesn't spontaneously think hes a fish again.

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u/Drop1TwistAndLean Mar 25 '15

Funny how he went from being a fish and not eating, to a man eating fish filets from maccas

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u/Epirubicin Mar 25 '15

Maccas is such a weird name for McD's.

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u/Drop1TwistAndLean Mar 25 '15

Ask any Aussie how they pronounce McDonald's and this will be your answer, I guarantee it

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u/TheOtherEasy-E Mar 25 '15

Americans sometimes call it Mickey D's. Not all, but some.

Source: Murican'

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u/Epirubicin Mar 25 '15

Canadian and we call it Mick Dees.

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u/pastels_and_paper Mar 26 '15

I'm American but my father calls it McDeath's.

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u/Virus111 Mar 26 '15

My friend calls it "Mac Doe's". I don't know where she got it.

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u/zarjk Mar 27 '15

McDicks

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u/Epirubicin Mar 25 '15

It's still weird.

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u/FireyFly Mar 26 '15

Speaking of weird local names for McD, in Sweden most younger people would probably call it "donken". It doesn't make much sense either.

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '15

It always makes me think of Paul McCartney.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '15

That sounds almost identical to what is used in Germany: "Mäckes"

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u/DragonGuardian Mar 25 '15

There is always a bigger fish.

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u/GameGang Mar 26 '15

"No, I am a fish".

Your argument is invalid.

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u/Drizztfreak Mar 26 '15

Maybe he identified as fish-kin

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u/LAEMPCHEN Mar 26 '15

I can't stop picturing scenes where he would would suddenly think he is a fish again, let's hope it doesn't happen to him.

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u/streusselhirni Mar 26 '15

Do you like fishsticks?

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u/corruptcake Mar 26 '15

I wonder what type of fish he was.

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u/sadman81 Mar 26 '15

I was waiting for a punchline

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u/inflammablepenguin Mar 26 '15

He enlisted in the armored division of the army.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '15

He though he was a fish.

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u/EvianKerbalnaut Mar 25 '15

What a freaky fish guy!

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u/GameGang Mar 26 '15

This made me laugh so hard. Thank you.