Yes. I constantly need reassurance that I'm not "too much," since I don't pay and they are salaried and I figure they could replace me with someone less unwell. I also know they worry about my safety. They always tell me that everyone at this level of care is "very symptomatic," and they wouldn't be at the long-term top tier of the public mental health system if they weren't, but I know that my "symptoms" make me more in immediate danger than many of the other patients, and I do feel bad.
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