Has anyone ever spent time in an inpatient facility? I’ve been considering that form of treatment because I feel so trapped in myself and I need some comfort and guidance. I’ve spoken with my family about it and they think I need it and have been asking me for months to go check in somewhere. Please share your experience. Thanks
I have. But be careful they can force you to take medications. I would just be very well informed. Kudos to you for getting the help you need!
@KAW1007 I’m currently on .5mg of Ativan taken as needed. I dont want to take medication dependently and more looking for just coping and support.
@cxn4 I would definitely let them know that! And be careful to not take Benzos too often cause they can have withdrawal effects. 🙏🏻
@KAW1007 Yes, good to know! I’ve had the script since March and only taken 3 of them for like severe attacks.
@cxn4 Of course! And that’s good that it is seldom. 🙂 Best wishes to you
Hi there, I'm sorry to hear that you've been struggling with symptoms. Inpatient treatment is really for short-term stabilization when there are safety issues, typically for 3-7 days. You do get a little bit of group therapy, but you are not receiving much treatment. It's more focused on adjusting medications and giving you somewhere safe to stay while you're in crisis. It's possible you could benefit from intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization, or residential. Usually when people say "inpatient treatment" they actually are referring to residential, which is longer-term than inpatient. I hope this helps direct you to the right level of care for you. Somewhere like Rogers Behavioral Health can do an assessment and identify the level of care that they feel is appropriate for you. Typically insurance covers treatment like this after you have already tried outpatient treatment.
@Annie Adams-Roselle Thank you so much! This was very informative. My family thinks I would benefit from more round the clock care and support but I’m open to outpatient as well.
I did a partial hospitalization program (PHP) for OCD in 2018 and it changed my life. I was really sick at the time and needed it. Was in treatment from 9-3 every day and then I lived in a co living facility type place (it was a cute house not a hospital) Try to not let fear stop you from going (easier said than done) if you’re at rock bottom, you have nothing to lose. I did a lot of research and then narrowed it down to 3 places and then chose :) You aren’t alone and I’m really proud of you for considering this next step!
I also didn’t take medication while I was there and I was quite concerned about that. I’ve tried a bunch of medicines and only one has worked for me which I’m on now
@Court Which one?
@Anonymous Effexor. But everyone is different!
Hey dear❤️ I’m sorry you are feeling this bad. I have been hospitalized due to my intrusive thoughts (I went there by myself) when I was a young teenager. I don’t know how your country is but from what I’ve heard, grown ups psych is not as calm or nice as for people under 18. At least that’s what I picked up and heard when I was listening. (They were on different floors so the staff had to sometimes run there depending on their shift) Have you considered if it might be a compulsion? I’m not a psychologist but sometimes when I want to escape I think that to myself. But if you feel like there would be more understanding there and that’s comforting then yes I think you should. I can only speak of my experience and it was really comforting for me to always have someone to talk to, but again, I was a kid. The adult side can be very scary from what I saw quickly when going to different places in the building. Not movie scary, but still scary. However I think it depends a lot. They seem to be mixing every kind of mental issues so one might be psychotic while another is depressed or hurts themselves. It was like that on the place I was at too, just that everyone was kids so it was milder. There tends to be more violence on the adult side I think. I don’t wanna scare you but maybe if there was a specific place for people with ocd? Perhaps you could ask if that’s possible. Sending you lots of support❤️ you got this!
I’m considering trying therapy through nocd. This is too heavy for me to try and hold in anymore. I had a really bad night last night. I don’t want to use my mom’s insurance so I’d be self pay. Has anyone tried and is it worth it in your opinion? I’m afraid this is starting to affect my relationship and even my job+ feels more debilitating than ever. I think it might be time I’m also so shy. I wish I could do text therapy rather than phone visit 😫 any advice? I’m sure it’s not as bad as I imagine it’ll be. If anything I’ll bet it’s nice and I won’t feel the need to hold back. I’m also not diagnosed yet, has anyone gotten a diagnosis from doing therapy this way?
I have been stuck for 2 months now. I have so much consuming anxiety all day everyday. I can’t take these thoughts and feelings. I took leave at work because I couldn’t even function there. Everyday I wake up in the same nightmare. I tried therapy last month and felt like we got no where. My family is just fed up with me and keeps saying I’m not trying to help myself. It’s feels like this is never going to end. I feel paralyzed, if I’m not doing a compulsion it feels like my thoughts might happen. I wish there was somewhere I could go right now to get the help I need. Ocd is so hard and idk how to stop this endless loop. Now that I’m not working I’m home all day everyday. I’ve reached out to Rogers for residential treatment, waiting for a response. Can anyone relate to feeling this way. It’s 24/7 for me and I’m so terrified my life will be like this forever….
Hey everyone it’s been a while since I posted on here. Honestly, I try to stay off of this app unless I really need advice because I find it triggering at times. But right now I’m feeling pretty down and just would like some hopeful and helpful advice. Has anyone ever felt like they’re just not capable of getting out of this? Has anyone ever felt like ERP therapy isn’t working or that they just can’t get it’s a click? . I’ve been in ERP therapy for over a year just about a year and a half actually and I literally feel so stagnant and stuck still. I show up every week I do my exposures, but my body is in such a chronic fight or fight all the time that it feels almost impossible to apply the tools. I’m super sensitive to begin with and I feel things very deeply and because of that it feels like I’m not gonna be able to ever change. It feels like no matter what I do or experience I’m just gonna always feel it so deeply and it’s gonna just rattle me all of the time. I’m honestly so frustrated. I’m tired and I’m overwhelmed. I so badly wanna change these patterns that I have and grow and be out of this OCD spiral, but everything just feels impossible. I’m just wondering if I’m alone here?? Has anyone ever felt this way? Has ERP taken a long time for anyone else or am I the only one that just can’t get my brain to click with it? Any encouraging and helpful words would be greatly appreciated thank you 🙏
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