St John of God

[tracey6569]

Hi I am new here, has anyone had the hubby of wife do the St John of God inpatient programme? My Hubby of 20 years is in week 1 and a half and I am just wondering if it is normal for him to pull away and not ring and maybe if I am luck respond to a text message? I have 5 kids and they are all asking when they can visit dad or when is dad coming home? My hubby says that he really is not up for visitors at the moment and I respect that but it is soooo hard. Is this normal reaction for in house treatments? it is a 3 week programme,

 

[cyndi]

Hi and welcome. I'm not familiar with that program, but if he is inpatient, he's probably dealing with some pretty deep, tough stuff right now. It's hard to process so much and be in contact sometimes those you are closest with. I doubt they'd let him have his cell. He needs this time to focus on him. If he needed hospitalization, he needs to work through a bunch and he will be able to do it better if he can have little distraction. I know it must be hard for you guys. My thoughts are with you. The best thing you can do for him is let him know you support and applaud the hard work he is doing and take good care of you so he doesn't have to worry or feel guilt.

 

[uplate]

Programs in and out are pretty tough, the symptoms often get worse there before they get better, being in treatment is quite confronting especially if you're talking about the trauma or doing exposure therapy and there's a pretty strong response to that which is exhausting. In my case it was more exhausting than the initial trauma.

Do you mean St John of God in Sydney? I've heard their program is good. Maybe you can call them and ask to speak to someone there about your concerns, they may even have some kind of support service for the family of their clients.

 

[tracey6569]

St John of God Program Sydney

Hi is anyone here from Aust and been to or know anything about St John of God PTSD programme is Sydney. My hubby is in the programme now and he was texting me daily but for the last 2 days I have heard nothing? Is it normal for him to pull away or have no or little contact whilst going through group therapy? I can only imagine what he is dealing with and I am trying not to stress or push him by only texting him after he texts me of just sending him a I love you text or a hugs one. Am I being stupid?

 

[tracey6569]

Yes I do mean the st John of God in Sydney its in Richmond

 

[trishok]

Tracey, I had two hospitalisations at St John of God, Richmond NSW during 1976 - not specifically for PTSD but looking back it should have been for PTSD. I was married to a Vietnam Vet at the time and all that entailed with his (then) undiagnosed PTSD.

Have been in other programs as inpatient too. Contact with family, friends, etc. is more often than not banned in order for the patient to be able to concentrate on their issues without distraction.

Please be reassured that his non-contact is completely normal. Please reassure your children too. He does love and care for all of you, and he is taking the action to get better which means he is starting to care for himself too. The more he takes care of himself the better he will be able to take care of you and the children.

May God bless you through this worrying time.

Trish (from near Nimbin, NSW) Australia

 

[anthony]

The course you are referring is the National PTSD Program... I actually did this program in Townsville years ago. The course structure is different from place to place, as is the content as its modified by each location to suit their needs. The course overall is good... though at the end of the day, each person must want to get better and apply what they learn. He will likely get ill during the course, hence why he may not be in contact with you immediately. He will have his ups and downs, he will be pushed at points.

The National course locations are located at: http://www.acpmh.unimelb.edu.au/trauma/ptsd_programs.html#nsw