EMDR - Has anyone done this

Thank u Hams my friend for ur kind words. I'm not sure if I'm getting the help I need or not as things r getting worse. But maybe that's to b expected, I don't know. It's my first time in hospital for mh so don't rly know what to expect. What I do know is that it's torture at the moment.

Thanks so much for ur encouragement @MDT , I rly appreciate it my friend.

Take care

Doglover

Oh Hon that is terrible @Doglover I so wished this hospital stay would help you. Have you been able to share all this with any supports in there? I really hope that you are getting some support - you certainly seem to need it so much. Really feeling for you Hon and wishing I could do something to help

Hi @Zoe7 ,

Thanks for your kind thoughts.

I really wish things were different too, I can't begin to describe the torture I am going through. I have tried to explain my symptoms to my psych in here but he just thinks its psychosomatic, which it totally isn;t. Its just awful. The nurses are ok but they can't really do anything other than whats on the chart. There's not a lot of point talking wiith them coz theres nothing they can do and they don;t understand my symptoms either. I've just found out they want a family meeting with my husband so I'm really freaking out about that.

I'm so scared Im not going o get better, I am in such a bad way and people are just not understanding my symptoms. I'm so scared Zoe!

Hey @MDT ,

Not much really. I mean the nurses are here but not a lot of them are interested in talking, and really there's nothing they can do other than give you allowable medication.

I have these terrible symptons which are just torture and the psych just thinks it's psychosomatic. Hes asked for a meeting with my hubby and I think hes going to be talking to him about that, which really sucs because my husband doesn't really believe me in regard to my symptoms either and yet my symptoms are just out of control. And nobody believes me. It just sucks!

It sounds so very hard for you @Doglover and with limited support Has the pdoc given you any indication on where to from here apart from the meeting with hubby? The only thing I can advise is to keep pushing your point and let them know just how bad you are Hon. It sounds totally debilitating and you deserve so much better than what is currently happening for you. Sending my love and some huge hugs - here and listening

@Doglover

@Doglover Thinking of you Hon

Hi @Zoe7 ,

Thanks so much for you lovely messge. yes it is ridiculously hard, each day has been worse than the last.

We had the meeting with pdoc. I wasn;t happy with how it went. Bascally said he wouldn't be changing anything meds wise, that it was psychosomatic and i needed intensive therapy. I was pretty crapped off. I can't begin to describe the symptoms but they are worse than anything I have experienced before, and I am now getting new symptoms to add to the list like panic, OCD tendencies increased, extreme agitation and restlessness, like I have to be moving and on the go all the time. If i am sitting or standing in 1 place I have really bad involuntary leg movements. And thats just the start. I can't focus or conentrate on anything, my head is woozy all the time nd my mind is racing out of control. But the doc is keeping things as they are, he said meds aren' going to help me, nd they are talking about discharging me this week sometime after I have finished coming off the short term anxiety meds. I am in such a state I can't even function and hes talking about discharging me. It's just crazy. I realised today that I wouldn't even be able to drive a car because of how bad my mind and head symptoms are, as well as the involuntary movements, and even the panic. I have never had a problem driving a car in my life, or with self care or anything like that and now, after a week and a half in hospital, I do, plus a whole heap more. Not to mention the depression due to being in the situation I'm in. But apparently its all psychosomatic! So crapped off but I just can't seem to get through to them just how bad my symptoms are. It's really tough Zoe, there are no words to ddescribe the torture I am going through and I just don;t seem to be able to get anyone to understand. The pdoc had a privte chat with my hubby before they invited me in and my hubby is standing with the pdoc, which I am really upset about. somehow all these symptoms are mmy fault and I just need to get my head straightened out and Ill be fine. But the symptoms are as much physical as they are mental!

Anyway, Ive rabbitted on enough. Thanks so much for thinking of me Zoe and for the big hugs, I really appreciate your support. Big hugs and warmest wishes back to you. I hope you are doing ok. I haven't even asked how you are doing, too busy talking about myself. How are you going Zoe?

xxx

PS: Sorry for typos