Hey Everyone,
Monday morning I am going into a day-hospital program. It is strictly for adolescents and is in the same ward as the inpatients. All I know is that it's from 9-3 and that we do school stuff in the morning and therapy type stuff in the afternoon.
I'm kind of worried as I've never been inpatient or done day-hospital before. Does anyone have any experience with this? Obviously it would be different in each hospital, but what is the day like? Everyone around me who knows is saying that this is a really good thing as I have been struggling a lot lately, but I guess I just need some reasurance.
I'm sorry if this is asked a lot. I looked and couldn't find a thread that asked about day-hospital.
Thanks so much :)
It's the children the world almost breaks that grow up to save it.
-Frank Warren
i was a day patient in an adolecent ward, and it was pretty much what you said, school and groups i found it helpful because i could talk to nurses and it kept me busy but safe at the same time. It was also good because if things got too much then i could stay inpatient for a night or two in the same place so i knew everything and everyone so it wasnt too disruptive. if you want to know more then feel free to pm me
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I've been a day patient and a inpatient in a adolescent ward. mostly juring the day i had school and then after that we could just hang out on the ward in the lounge. I liked the school at the hospital as it wasent so pressured.
hope this helps
gd luck xx
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ive been in both an inpatient and in the day programs for adolescents
i found the groups pretty similar, we did things like coping strategies for self harm, music, sport and all kinds of therapy
i hope you like it because it can really help :)
Eurgg...
My social worker emailed me yesterday and said that she was sick and was unable to send in the final form to make sure I got into day hospital. This means I'm not going in tomorrow morning. I have an appointment instead where we are going to talk about it.
This is really not what I had expected.
I know that I need to be in the hospital. I'm not safe, i'm not going to school regularly, I'm getting very paranoid- worse than usual. She said she would send it in and she didn't!
Is it normal that I'm actually upset abut this?!
God...
I just want so badly to be okay and to not have to worry about this anymore.
I'm not okay. I know that. My social worker knows that. My teachers know that. My teachers are all so excited (maybe not the right word...) that I'm finally able to get the help I need, and now that's being taken away!!
I'm having such horrible scary dreams and I can't distinguish them from reality very well. I have to write them in a journal otherwise I get very paranoid over what actually happened and what did not. I don't trust people. It's not fun.
I"m sorry that this is such a ramble.
Thank you for all of your replies, I appreciate it a lot!!
It's the children the world almost breaks that grow up to save it.
-Frank Warren
I think it's normal. You've taken the step of asking for help which is scary and then it's like it's been moved further away from your grasp again. I imagine that that would feel pretty horrible. *hugs*
I reckon the best thing to do would be to tell your social worker pretty much what you've written on here. It sounds like this would be a really positive step for you and if she understands how much you/others think this will help then hopefully she will put the form in and you'll get in without too much delay.
I had an appointment with the Social Worker today. She is going to put the referal in. She wants to talk to my teachers because I am doing well in my school and she doesn't want to risk that.
I'm not sure at all how long this is going to take. I'm there again on wednesday for group, so maybe i'll get some news then.
I'm not sure how I'm going to make it through this. Honestly, I'm struggling so badly. I have this image in my head of what I want to do to my arm and because of that, I'm trying so hard to stay away from any form of SI so I don't go to far. As long as I don't start I won't do what's in my head. The only problem is is that hurting myself is the only way that I can survive this... Gotta love those catch-22 :(
I cannot see the end of this. I can't see this getting any better.
I hate this.
It's the children the world almost breaks that grow up to save it.
-Frank Warren
