Posted by wishingstar on October 24, 2006, at 14:24:39
In reply to SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME, posted by nutsandmore on October 24, 2006, at 9:28:15
Hi nutsandmore.. I can relate to everything youre saying. It sounds like you're really in a lot of pain right now, and nothing you try feels like its helping. Like Racer said, I'm glad you got rid of that dr. He does NOT sound helpful to you.
Ive personally been struggling a lot with finding adequate help recently too. I want to encourage you to try the hospital as your husband suggests. I know how scary that sounds and there's probably a million reasons running through your head on why it's a bad idea/not for you/not necessary yet/etc. The reason I know that is because I was just in that place myself. I'll tell you what I did though in hopes that it helps you (Sorry if it doesnt). About a month ago, I finally did go to the ER. I'd tried and tried with many therapists, couldnt get a drs appt, etc. I was terrified of being admitted. But they didnt admit me. Rather, they referred me to the partial hospitalization program. I went there during the day (9-3) for 8 days and we had group therapy, workshops, etc. I was VERY hesitant to go and didnt really believe it'd help, but you know what? It did. And they let you see a psych dr while youre there so you can get started on meds. So if you were to go to the ER, even if nothing else was helpful about it (partial, being admitted, etc), you'd at least have medication. And it might just surprise you as to how much help it could be. If you look in the archives, you can find where I wrote about my experience in partial day by day.
Good luck and you're not alone.
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