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The nurse questions Mr. Barber as to why he entered a behavioral unit the past. Mr. Barber admits that he’s had suicidal thoughts and made plans to kill himself. When his children took away his gun, Mr. Barber said that he made plans to jump off a bridge. The nurse asks Mr. Barber to enter into a contract for safety. Mr. Barber responds that he will not tell the nurse or anyone if he has suicidal thoughts again.

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As captain of the soccer team, student body president, a member of the prom committee, in addition to his classes and achieving straight A’s, Paul is busy from morning to night. Paul used to engage in these activities because he enjoyed them, but now only to keep up an image of success. Paul doesn’t recall an exact time when these activities stopped being enjoyable; he thinks it coincided when he started high school and more people began havi... As captain of the soccer team, student body president, a member of the prom committee, in addition to his classes and achieving straight A’s, Paul is busy from morning to night. Paul used to engage in these activities because he enjoyed them, but now only to keep up an image of success. Paul doesn’t recall an exact time when these activities stopped being enjoyable; he thinks it coincided when he started high school and more people began having expectations in his performance. Paul feels that many of his life decisions have been made by others and not by his own desire to do them. He feels there is no room to be in the moment or enjoying life. Show more Show less

Paul doesn’t use drugs such as cocaine, but does admit to smoking marijuana use from time to time. As with his drinking alcohol, Paul says the marijuana gives him a nice feeling. He estimates he drinks every weekend when he gets together with friends, beer and some shots, which leads to his typically getting drunk. Paul will drink a little more than his friends, which he says enables him to feel good and distracted. Paul admits to drinking and... Paul doesn’t use drugs such as cocaine, but does admit to smoking marijuana use from time to time. As with his drinking alcohol, Paul says the marijuana gives him a nice feeling. He estimates he drinks every weekend when he gets together with friends, beer and some shots, which leads to his typically getting drunk. Paul will drink a little more than his friends, which he says enables him to feel good and distracted. Paul admits to drinking and driving, sometimes with other passengers in his car. When questioned about his reckless behaviors, Paul says he doesn’t care what could happen, understanding the risk in drinking and driving, and that it makes him feel that he’s the person he usually only pretends to be. Paul knows he should stop. Show more Show less