Hi everyone!

Hi everyone!
I’m new to this site and have been diagnosed with Bipolar 2, major depression, anxiety and OCD with excoriation. Yesterday I was admitted to a Intensive Residental Treatment facility with a projected stay of 90 days. My meds are still being adjusted by my Psychiatrist.
My mood today: anxious, tearful... yet, I’m grateful to be here. I just need to trust the professionals. Baby Steps...

Hello, Grace, and welcome! Do they allow you to have computers there? I was at a psychward, and I wasn't allowed any sort of electronic. I was allowed books, and we had an activity time where we got to play a Wii once (as well as board games and stuff).

I hope you'll get through okay. Trusting the professionals isn't easy, especially with anxiety, but they're there to do a job. I didn't trust them at first because of my Schizophrenic stuff, but I rationalized with myself by telling myself "they get paid to help me. If they don't help me, and instead, make me worse, I could file a lawsuit and get money!" Granted, that's a very long stretch with the lawsuit thing, but they're paid to help you. They're not paid to ignore you or do you any harm. That's how I came to trust them, and I hope it helps you too.

Welcome! It is comforting to have a diagnosis and realize that it is an illness like any other illness and you're not alone. 90 days seems like a long time personally so hopefully you'll get stable sooner and can carry on with your life.

Welcome to the Forum. I hope you are able to benefit from participating here.
Compassion and empathy abound from real people who have been there or are there now...

After a brief stay in a hospital, I was put in a 12 week program of outpatient group therapy. 4 hours a day, 5 days a week. While I didn't see any miracle cures, I was able to learn a lot about myself and how I function in a group. It was very helpful in reshaping my life. Now years later, I am still learning and growing. No quick fixes. No easy answers. But the help available can be helpful if you are open to it. Some of it won't be a good fit for you. Choose what you think will be helpful and go with it.

Take care,