It's Kind Of A Funny Story

Two days after checking into Argenon Hospital, Adult Psychiatric for depression:

"I feel a lot better now and I think I'm ready to go," I told Dr. Mahmoud.

"We can't rush it," Dr. Mahmoud says. "Right now, to me, you look much better, but maybe this is a false recovery --"

"A Fake Shift."

"I'm sorry?"

"A Fake Shift. That's what I call it. When you think you've beaten it, but you haven't," I explain.

"Exactly." Dr. Mahmoud nods. "We don't want one of those."

"So, I'm going to be here until I have the Real Shift?"

"I don't follow."

"I'm going to be here until I'm cured?"

Dr. Mahmoud leans in, "Life is not cured, Mr. Gilner. Life is managed."