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Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) - Let's talk

Intensive Care (ICU) | Last Active: Sep 16 7:52pm | Replies (609)
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@howemb

Hi Pam,

Thanks for responding.

We must have been in the hospital at the same time.

Do you wonder why nobody tried to explain to you what was going on with the delusions and confusion? I clearly remember the night I was taken off the vent. Someone kindly explained why I was tied up and shouldn’t struggle. I understood. After that I definitely had a lot of delusions. I also had moments of lucidity that I remember. It seems like if they had explained why I was having strange dreams and scary delusions that it might have sunk in and been less scary.

Thanks,
Michelle

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psd0972 | @psd0972 | Apr 27, 2020

I wish someone would have explained the delirium and maybe they did but I don’t remember. Or maybe the delusions were so real to me that I didn’t know I was experiencing them until later. In rehab part of my daily dr visits was a psychologist. I did not understand why he was a part of my quest to learn how to walk and shower again haha! But now I get it. I’m not sure I was ready for talk therapy at that point. I was tired and I felt like crap. I was still pretty ill.
After being released it was recommended I see a therapist but I couldn’t figure out why. It took me a over a year to see one and talking it thru has helped a lot.
I believe this will now become an important part of the recovery process. Especially after so many people will experience PICS.

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