RedBarchetta
Food for thought
You can do whatever the .... you want to-it's your life
When I accept a new patient in the psych ward-don't know you, how stable you are, your psych history, your violence history etc-I initially might just have what brought you in.
I have experienced being spit at, hit at, kicked, threats of violence etc and have on more than one occassion, pulled long-*** knives/weapons out of clothes, belonging bags, etc. My co-workers have been physically hurt by people comming into the psych part or the regular part of the ER. Nurses and other staff have been killed by pissed off/unstable people.
There have been many attempts that people have made to commit suicide in the ER or Psych unit. A few were pretty scary.

My job is to keep you safe, the unit safe and myself safe. SO If I have to take away your clothes and things and dole them out to you as needed, well guess what-it might happen. Hard, ya, I get it....but we are talking about something different than if you came in from an motor vehicle accident. When I have trauma victims, I don't have to worry about if they are gonna try and take me out. Hasn't been my experience yet. Everyday I walk onto the psych unit, the potential for violence is very real. So have an attitude. I can deal with that too. Try looking on this side of the fence. You might see things a little differently....so, there it is....for your edification