In Patient

[Hypothermia2012]

myself and my doctor have decided that doing an inpatient treatment for a week or so would be beneficial to my healing (I've had suicidal tendencies) , I am very nervous about this. My anxiety is super high and I feel like I'm being selfish. I have a small child at home, who needs her momma there with her (her da da is phenomenal !) I just feel like maybe I need to go and get some helps so I can REALLY be there for her. I just can't bare the thought of not being home with her for that long.. I need some help from others who have done in patient treatment and I need some success story's . I need something, to make me feel like I'm not scum for leaveing my baby home while I'm in the hospital..

 

[Panda Bear]

@Hypothermia2012

While I may not have in-patient experience, I do have 3 children, 8, 10 and my youngest is 2. Making changes and facing my pain has been a long and painful battle. At times, I wondered what the hell I was doing! Things tend to get much worse before they grow into something new. I've lost so much of my kids because there were many times where I simply couldn't give them what they've needed. What I wouldn't give to have made the choice to get help when they were younger!! My daughter is lucky, she won't ever know that mommy. Where as my older boys will, it's tough for sure.

Your daughter is little, and she will see from this point forward. Not back. Go, get help, she needs you to, you need to go. If you feel this is right, then please, go.

 

[Friday]

Well... I've left my baby at home for business trips. And I've left my baby at home for vacation. And I've left my baby at home while in the hospital.

Of the 3? The hospital is the most understandable. In theory I can durn well hire a nanny & bring the kiddos on business trips, and I love and adore bringing kiddos on vacation. But when my business wasn't kid-friendly (hello disaster zone), it was safer for him at home. And trading sexual favors for trips to the fridge for a week? Yeah. Not the best place for a wee one, either.

Leaving my child at home to work? Yeah. That's something parents beat themselves up over. Even though it's what is giving them a home to be in. Leaving kiddos at home while parents take a vacation to reconnect or de stress? Also something they beat themselves up over, even though it gives them fresher/ happier/ healthier parents. Leaving kiddos at home whilst in hospital? Not really something to beat yourself up over.

 

[durbin]

Not that you won't but I hated inpatient. I was in the one in the VA in San Diego. They filled me full of drugs that made me sleep all day. I agreed for five days and the doctor kept me in there for a month. I hated every minute of it. They take everything from you that has anything to do from the outside world. I am not trying to discourage you but there are way better ways then doing inpatient. See if they have a partial inpatient program. The partial is where you are locked in there for like 6 hours doing groups and phys sections. Then you are let go for the day, that might be a better option. But I am sorry dear inpatient is so bad and I don't think you will like it one bit. See if there is a better alternative. I won't even discuss the inpatient I was in Kentucky. I will just say this all my inpatient experiences have made me 100 times worse and more scared of doctors at the moment. Like I said I don't want to scare you but there are better alternatives.