Partial Hospital Program Success

So I was scheduled to go into a partial program at the beginning of October. However my body was giving me a different story and telling me I needed help sooner then that.

On September 23 I had a major anxiety and panic attack and even had a quick thought of death. It is something I have never experienced before in the 15+ years of dealing with depression. I was rushed to the ER by ambulance from my workplace. The very next day I was placed into a different partial program at a different hospital. I was amazed at how quickly they could get me in. I was in the program for a total of 7 days.

Let me tell you even though you are in the program from 8 am until 2 pm, it is very intense, hard, and exhausting. From large group meetings and lectures, smaller interpersonal groups, meetings with doctors and therapists. They taught us to think about our values in life, goal we want to achieve for ourselves, how to learn about letting go of the negative thoughts and how to turn them around in some cases, and learn that thoughts are just thoughts, nothing more than that. The big thing they expressed to us was Mindfullness, learning how to be in the moment. Learn to control our emotions. We even had a wonderful meditation session during the last day I was in the program.

I found it to be so helpful and I know I am not going to get better overnight and it is going to take time, but I feel more prepared to do so.

SA

Sounds like you landed in the right place at the right time.

In my experience, most hospital programs are not so well founded and organized.

I am glad to hear you worked hard while you were there and got out of it what they try to accomplish with people.

It is a long healing journey, no doubt. However, you have started to build your skills tool box and are well on the way to getting stronger and avoiding another visit!

Peace and strength
Trina

the only thing my hospital stay tought me was i am never going back. it was worthless