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Posted by sienna on March 20, 2003, at 14:56:59
hi i posted this on psychologyical babble
but wendy suggested i write here too.im goign to this program and wondering if anyone has any info about it. like what you do there and what is like. i actually have the orientation in a little while today so i may get some my questions answered but im very nervous about it so if anybuddy has any info they can tell me about their experiecnees i would relaly appreciateit.
its 4 dyas a week for 3 hours a day for 2 weeks.
i hope you all are doing all right.
sienna
Posted by gabbix2 on March 20, 2003, at 16:36:20
In reply to intensive outpatient program?, posted by sienna on March 20, 2003, at 14:56:59
HI Sienna
I went to an outpatient program, I'm sure they're all different, but I'm sure its nothing to be nervous about.
Mine was for depression. We learned some ways of coping with stress, and talked to each other a lot. The most memorable thing to me was that they only served de-caf!
I think the programs are really beneficial if for no other reason than that you can meet other people who understand. You don't have to exhaust yourself trying to explain.Is yours specific in what type of illness they treat? I went to one that wasn't specific, it lumped all mental illnesses into one group and I didn't find it useful at all, actually I found it made me feel worse.
Posted by sienna on March 20, 2003, at 18:52:50
In reply to Re: intensive outpatient program?, posted by gabbix2 on March 20, 2003, at 16:36:20
Hi Gabbi
this one puts all of us together in the first part then seprates to 3 groups with different focus. so its kinda like were all togeheter but kind of separated too. I hope it is ok. I told them a bunch of stuff today in the orientation but part of it i wish i didnt tell them. Oh well you live you learn. thanks for posting your experience its very helpful.
hope your doing well. =)
sienna
Posted by paxvox on March 20, 2003, at 19:53:29
In reply to intensive outpatient program?, posted by sienna on March 20, 2003, at 14:56:59
Well, I've never heard of that particular format, but it sounds like a more intensive application for people who are not a threat to themselves or others. (I'm sure the insurance companies love it too). My wife had to go full-time inpatient for about 10 days this past December, but I actually think she would have benefited more from something in the format you have described. Let us know how it goes.
PAX
Posted by justyourlaugh on March 20, 2003, at 21:36:28
In reply to Re: intensive outpatient program?, posted by sienna on March 20, 2003, at 18:52:50
sien,
where i am ,its 5 days a week-8 hours a day for a month....
i said no thankyou after a 8 day stay at there"inpatient"......
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good luck to you.,i saw alot of people have fun with it..
peace
jyl
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Posted by sienna on March 21, 2003, at 0:43:43
In reply to Re: intensive outpatient program?, posted by paxvox on March 20, 2003, at 19:53:29
hi pax
thats exactly what it is. i was inpatient for 3 days in december too. i had been inpatient before a few times. the time when i was there a long time (5 months) there were lots of activities but the other times there werent.
mostly inpatient these days i think is just for if you are a danger to yourself or others or gravely disabled.ill keep ya updated.
sienna
Posted by sienna on March 21, 2003, at 0:44:56
In reply to Re: intensive outpatient program?, posted by justyourlaugh on March 20, 2003, at 21:36:28
yeah this isnt so many days or hours. they just want you to be there about every other day so they can keep a eye on you too. im a litlte paranoid about it but i do believe its supposed to be helpful.
i still do think i pissed of my pdoc but im probabaly just freaking out.
sienna
Posted by justyourlaugh on March 21, 2003, at 7:00:54
In reply to Re: intensive outpatient program?, posted by sienna on March 21, 2003, at 0:44:56
most likely paranoid,
remember they do this for a living....we live it everyday...
i didnt go because i still am carring around that box of shame and gulit tightly closed with ducttape......and they wont let me have a box cutter!!
lol
i say go with a good attitude,,,
:)
peace
jyl
Posted by Dinah on March 21, 2003, at 7:08:14
In reply to Re: intensive outpatient program? » sienna, posted by justyourlaugh on March 21, 2003, at 7:00:54
Ouch, jyl. Those boxes of feelings hurt when they aren't ventilated. Maybe you can loosen the tape a bit if you gently play with it a bit. Safely though, and maybe with a trusted therapist? Just enough to let some of the nasties leak out a bit. Then a little more and a little more until it doesn't hurt so much to open it.
I love your description. I always say that my bad feelings live in my stomach and the pressure builds and builds there. If I let them out of my stomach and actually feel them (which I do in the safety of my therapists office), it lets them dissipate, so that even though I feel just awful it somehow feels better than that pressure in my stomach.
Posted by sienna on March 21, 2003, at 18:23:29
In reply to Re: intensive outpatient program? » sienna, posted by justyourlaugh on March 21, 2003, at 7:00:54
hi jyl
i went with a good attitude but scared. it was ok. i didnt talk very much. i think it will be ok.
thanks for writing. i dont like being paranoid but i just am anyway.im sorry you have all that guilt and shame.
i have it too. its no fun.
i hope like dinah said that you can open it slowly and get help from a therapist.
take care and thanks again for writing me
sienna
Posted by justyourlaugh on March 21, 2003, at 18:34:42
In reply to Re: intensive outpatient program?, posted by sienna on March 21, 2003, at 18:23:29
Posted by sienna on March 22, 2003, at 0:58:02
In reply to sienna-that is amazing!..3 cheers! (nm), posted by justyourlaugh on March 21, 2003, at 18:34:42
Posted by wendy b. on March 23, 2003, at 1:06:17
In reply to intensive outpatient program?, posted by sienna on March 20, 2003, at 14:56:59
> hi i posted this on psychologyical babble
> but wendy suggested i write here too.
.. and it worked!
People wrote back. You felt better.
Ahhh.
I, too, have magical powers.
(I really do!):-] (smiley), and I'm glad you're sounding so much better.
I liked your thread on delusional thinking. I feel that way about the hypomanic stuff I experience. Why are they trying to take away my creativity, my spark, my fun? I ask myself. Still can't quite figure out a good answer to this, either.
Please write every day about your impressions, it will be a document of your experience, besides being helpful to others who want to know more about it...
yours,
W.
Posted by sienna on March 23, 2003, at 2:21:39
In reply to Re: intensive outpatient program? » sienna, posted by wendy b. on March 23, 2003, at 1:06:17
hi
i will write more about it.
They increased my meds and i slept for abou 17 hours. hopefully this wont repeat tomorrow.yeah, im hopign to figure out the delusional thinking thing this week. cross your fingers for me.
and thanks for writing again, that was ar eally good suggestion.
sienna
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