Inpatient

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Really need to go inpatient. I just can't seem to work through all the hard and bad. Really don't want to but it hits me all the time with flashbacks and then I go in La-la land for hours and can't remember anything. I'm a mess. Any recommendations? Thanks.

 

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River Oaks is where my T suggested. Any advice?

 

[EveHarrington]

Bump.

I have a feeling this one got pushed down.

Hopefully the river oaks peeps will stop in.

I think someone just got back from there.

 

[DharmaGirl]

I was thinking of going there, but I was afraid to leave my son with his father, since his father would have taken over my house and then wouldn't leave. I have a lot in common with you, and for me, it made it better to make a list of things I might enjoy (haha) since I could no longer work at a job I loved. I already knew I liked gardening, so I made big gardens. I love animals, so my son built me a chicken coop for his senior project, so we could have eggs from happy chickens, and I love them. I just slowly kept adding things. It is a long, hard process to go through, and this forum has saved my life, and you have started here so hopefully you will get the profound help that I have from here.

 

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I was thinking of going there, but I was afraid to leave my son with his father, since his father wo...

Thanks you so much for responding. I actually slept 6 hours last night and I really believe it is because I posted a little on here in my diary yesterday. I woke up crying happy tears and that hasn't happened in a long time. This forum means so much to me. You are all so wonderful. The one reason I feel I should go inpatient is so I can hopefully talk about it and be able to let all the tears and anger out. Every time I go to therapy and attempt to talk about anything I get so hysterical and then I always disassociate because I know I have to pull myself together for once I see my daughter and husband. My husband can handle it but I don't want to scare my daughter. Does that make sense? I REALLY don't want to go but I feel like I have to do something.

 

[joeylittle]

River Oaks and Sheppard Pratt both have a few threads in this forum...

Accepted To Sheppard Pratt, Waiting On River Oaks

On My Was Back From River Oaks

Sheppard Pratt

Planned Hospitalization At Sheppard Pratt

Time Frame For Sheppard Pratt Admission

Space is often limited, for inpatient trauma work. You may want to start the process with more than one facility, and go with whomever can accommodate you first. Your insurance company may work with one but not the other - that's a factor as well.

 

[DharmaGirl]

I understand how hard it is. I suffered a great deal before I learned to meditate better, and get the worst of my trauma out. I'm not done, but I also want to be stable for awhile, which I am now. I would like to finish in an inpatient facility, though.

 

[shogun20]

Hi, I never told anyone this before and I never did it but. A good friend of mine who has severe PTSD used to hit the wall every year or so. He would go to the emergency room and tell them he was going to commit suicide. (which he actually did feel like) So then, he'd do a week inpatient and tell them what he needed for meds. They'd give him the scripts he wanted and release him at the end of the week. I saw him do this several times while I was hanging around with him. You could see he was getting buggy, then he'd vanish for a week or so then come back. I wanted to do it when I was strung out on oxycodone, but I never had the nerve.
I was so jealous of him because he always had the meds he wanted. (I know how that sounds but I have the same condition and getting the right meds is almost impossible unless you do something like this.)