[circles5]

hi,

I've got an inpatient stay to treat my Body dysmorphic disorder... coming up soon.

I am so happy to have it, my lifes been badly effected by that horrible disorder.
But i'm scared at the same time...
I don't really know how to elaborate right now..... (i'm not very well discontinuing prozac)

but 3 months is a quarter of a year.. i really am so happy as this is a major landmark for me, where i'll be able to tackle this headon and intensivley with help from highly trained proffesionals..

but i'm more than a little apphrehensive... - i'm going to have to talk about Everything....... and i find that really difficult..
I'm also going to be with quite a few other people staying residentially - and what if i don't get on..??

and also i have some 'routines' that i would be terrified to do in a confined space where i'd see the people that 'witness' my routines..

worry , worry ,worry.......
i'm so lucky to be given this opportunity, but F* i'm scared.

has anyone else had experience with residential treatment for anxietys?

C5
x

[pinkflower17]

Originally Posted by circles5

hi,

I've got an inpatient stay to treat my Body dysmorphic disorder... coming up soon.

I am so happy to have it, my lifes been badly effected by that horrible disorder.
But i'm scared at the same time...
I don't really know how to elaborate right now..... (i'm not very well discontinuing prozac)

but 3 months is a quarter of a year.. i really am so happy as this is a major landmark for me, where i'll be able to tackle this headon and intensivley with help from highly trained proffesionals..

but i'm more than a little apphrehensive... - i'm going to have to talk about Everything....... and i find that really difficult..
I'm also going to be with quite a few other people staying residentially - and what if i don't get on..??

and also i have some 'routines' that i would be terrified to do in a confined space where i'd see the people that 'witness' my routines..

worry , worry ,worry.......
i'm so lucky to be given this opportunity, but F* i'm scared.

has anyone else had experience with residential treatment for anxietys?

C5
x

I haven't had an inpatient or residential stay for anxiety, but I've had several stays at several different places for anorexia, usually beginning inpatient then stepping down to residential then partial hospitalization. A couple of the places have been dual diagnosis, meaning there were people there with chemical dependencies or depression or PTSD or other issues. I imagine the treatments I've been through share a lot of similarities with treatment for body dysmorphic disorder (which I also have, by the way). I'd love to answer any questions/address any concerns you have regarding treatment.
I'm likely returning to an inpatient eating disorder program at Johns Hopkins as soon as I'm discharged from a local medical hospital, so I can empathize with what you're going through. Preparing for treatment, mentally and otherwise is never fun, but hopefully life changing in the end. Please feel free to either reply or PM me if you have any questions.
I really hope it works out for you.

I stayed 3 months in a psychiatric hospital so i guess you could say that's residential. Anyway its normal to be anxious, i hope they help you, you'll probably get a lot out of it

I've stayed in residential for 9 months for depression and PTSD. It gave me the stability and support needed to start EMDR therapy.

I wouldn't worry about not getting along with the other people. I find it's very hard not to get along with someone if you both are trying/being nice. The worst that could happen is that you either have no common ground and therefore it's difficult to find a subject to talk about, or that someone is trying too hard or too cheerful or something and thereby only makes you tired.

Let us know how it goes. ((((((circles))))))

[junkDNA]

i was in 2 residential treatment centers. i wont talk abt the first one bc i was a teen and it was abusive. but i was in one for almost 5 years from age 22 to 27. it saved my life.