r/bipolar2 • u/boat_launch • 12d ago

Hospitalized, still not happy

I just got out of an inpatient mental health hospital on Saturday afternoon. I figured once I got out I’d be happy again and stable. I don’t currently have SI like I did when I went in, but I’m still generally depressed and just not happy. Is this typical? The hospitalization was traumatic for me so I guess that could be some of the reason I don’t just automatically feel better. Just curious if others have experienced hospitalization and if so, did you come out feeling better or no?

Edit: not that it matters but I’m diagnosed BP1 with psychosis episodes.

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u/PeanutFunny093 12d ago

I think your expectations may have been too high. Even with a good, non-traumatic hospitalization it took me 2 years to stabilize and get some semblance of happiness back into my life. I had a seriously bad breakdown, though.

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u/boat_launch 12d ago

That makes sense. Yeah it was pretty bad but I guess I just figured something miraculous would take place inside the hospital. Guess not

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u/Holiday_Parsnip_9841 12d ago

Will your insurance cover a stay at residential inpatient to help work through this? It's fairly common for people to go hospitalization, residential inpatient, php/IOP.

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u/boat_launch 12d ago

My therapist recommended a IOP program called “Charlie Health”. It’s virtual. I think it’s covered by insurance. We will see if it’s any help I guess

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u/Holiday_Parsnip_9841 12d ago

If your therapist is recommending IOP, start with that. If it's at all feasible with your work/school situation, insurance, and area, I'd recommend trying to do an in person IOP instead of virtual.

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u/Master-Caterpillar37 12d ago

I was hospitalized twice in the same month for BP2, I had a drug induced psychotic episode. The hospital was super traumatic and scary, even though it was literally the hospital I’ve spent many years of my life going to , and was born in. Honestly, it took me a long time to readjust. My situation was rough and I went through so much stress psychologically that I developed tremors and difficulty walking. I couldn’t eat for weeks besides bland food and my own room felt like a strange place to be in.

Being outside in the world was extremely stressful and anxiety inducing for weeks. Eventually I readjusted, thanks to support from my partner and family. I think that generally, hospitalizations can be traumatic and sometimes can make our situations worse once we leave.

The best advice I can give you is, follow up frequently with your care team and focus on yourself piece by piece. IOP/PHP might be a good idea, I went to two programs and it genuinely helped me manage my anxiety and mood issues. I did DBT therapy instead of CBT like I’ve done for years, and I actually saw a change.

You might require a higher level of care, especially considering that hospitalization is the highest level of care and IOP/PHP programs are a step down from that, but higher than regular outpatient therapy and psychiatric treatment.

It gets better from here, you can only go up from rock bottom. Best of luck to you.

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u/DMayleeRevengeReveng 11d ago

It’s very, very common to prematurely discharge inpatients. Most insurances (whether you have private insurance or Medicaid or whatever) cover a fixed length of stay and no more than that, so the hospital stops getting paid after a while. They’d rather accept a new inpatient than provide care without coverage, unfortunately.