anyone been to john of gods for alcohol issues?

anfield bound

hey,first post.

i was just wondering if anyone has been through the 28 day in patient programme at john of gods in stillorgan?they were supposed to call me today about coming in straight away but i haven't heard anything so will probably give them a shout in the morning as the woman i was speaking to seemed to think that there were beds available.i'm 26 and was wondering whether i can expect to be one of the youngest there or whats the story?i really doesn't bother me,just curious.also are there seperate mens and womens wards or is it mixed?can i bring my phone in?any info at all really!
thanks in advance...

appleb

I actually don't know any of the answers but wanted to say good luck. I hope it will all work out. i'm sure it's not an easy thing to decide to do

Sanjuro

Hey OP. I dunno if this will help, but it might. Someone close to me went into Saint Patrick's for the 28 day thing. This person went in voluntarily and completed the entire process. This person was in their late forties when they went in. They said that it wasn't as bad as they thought it would be. Obviously, the process was tough, but it wasn't the prison they thought it was. There were people of all ages in there and they interacted in activities as part of their process. As far as I know, they weren't allowed use their mobile phones. There weren't wards as such. Mostly individual rooms, so the gender mixing issue never came up. I did go in to visit this person while they were in. It didn't seem like a hospital or a prison. There was actually quite a relaxed atmosphere in there. I know this doesn't really apply since it was a different facility, but I would imagine there are a great deal of similarities.

Either way, I wish you the best of luck the process. If it helps as much as it did the person I know, it wont be something you regret. Good luck!

anfield bound

thanks a lot guys,
i've actually been in there to visit a mate of mine before but he was in for mental health issues so i'm sure different standards apply.still no word from them yet this morning so i'm going to give them a shout now in a minute.i have a feeling they probably wont let me bring in my phone and the missus isn't going to be one bit happy about that!anyway,thanks for the replies.

JonathanAnon

I did a bit of work for a similar place in Athy.. (so you should know where I'm talking about from that)... There were all sorts in there.. lot of younger lads, late teens, early twenties... So I wouldnt be worried about being the youngest.. In the above place, they had separate rooms.. some shared I think.. Like very modest hotel rooms..

I can only assume that the other alcohol treatment places are similar... It's only 28 days, just put your head down and it'll fly.. Good Luck..

drunkymonkey

Hi OP,

My brother went to John Of Gods but for Anorexia about 3 years ago.

He wasn't the youngest there being 23/24 at the time but it was a different area to what you're looking at.

He found the staff very very helpful and kind and also made a lot of friends with staff and other patients from it which he still keeps in touch with.

It didn't help him fully or cure him because as some might know anorexia stays with you for most of your life or a very long time but he did find it to be a great help, and to have some quiet breathing space was valued!

In his ward the genders were mixed, but again this might not be the case for your area. And as far as i know i think he was allowed have his phone on him there.

Hope this helps , and good luck to you in the future.

Whispered

anfield bound wrote: »

and the missus isn't going to be one bit happy about that!

I'm sure she'll be delighted to go along with whatever she needs to, to help you.

Best of luck.

solovely

My friend's brother did that programme in St. John of God's. He's younger than you (about 22, 23 I think). I know at the start they took his phone, but he got it back after a while, also after a couple of weeks he was allowed have a TV. I think it starts off tough and depending on how you're doing, they allow you more privileges. They also do some sort of intervention thing with your family, which I think is really important.

He was in an all male section, and had his own room (I think but am not sure).
Towards the end, he was allowed out for a few hours at a time during the day.

He started going out with another girl on the programme which was really frowned upon!

Best of luck with it, hope it works out really well for you!