Citations:grippy sock vacation

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English citations of grippy sock vacation

Noun: "a stay at a mental hospital"

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  • [2022 April 22, Anastassia Gliadkovskaya, “This online trend seems to glamorize psychiatric hospitalization”, in Fierce Healthcare[1], archived from the original on 2024-05-20:
    The recently popularized term is “grippy sock vacation,” mostly prevalent on social media. It comes from the non-skid socks given during psychiatric hospitalization when a patient’s laced shoes are confiscated for their safety. Providers worry the terminology may play down mental health treatment, contribute to stigma and sensationalize psychiatric hospitalization.]
  • [2022 July 22, Asher Chambers, “‘Grippy Socks Vacation’ and Our Media Diet”, in Unfiltered Magazine[2], archived from the original on 2023-06-05:
    If you’ve spent any amount of time online in these spaces, especially tiktok, you’ve likely come across ‘grippy socks vacation’ before. It’s a phrase used to describe an admission to a psychiatric hospital/ward.]
  • [2022 December 14, Beth Greenfield, “‘I need a grippy sock vacation’: Breaking down the Gen-Z slang term for a trip to an inpatient psychiatric facility”, in Yahoo! life[3], archived from the original on 2024-04-17:
    Use of phrases like, “I need a grippy sock vacation” and “I’m one breakdown away from a grippy sock vacation” — inspired by the high-traction socks that are doled out in hospitals of all kinds to prevent slips and falls, but have been a hallmark of psych wards — is rising.]