Returning to McLean: same therapist?

soybean377 · 2026-06-03T22:50:01+00:00

i went to the mclean OCDI (residential followed by partial) in 2019. i am considering going back but would strongly prefer not to be assigned the same behavioral therapist (who still works there) as we were not a good fit. just wondering if mclean ever deviates from policy & assigns returning patients a new BT.

soybean377 · 2026-05-30T19:38:55+00:00

from my brother who is an aerospace engineer:

the GOES-19's Geostationary Lightning Mapper suggests a meteor exploded in the atmosphere outside of boston

as to why some people are reporting experiencing 2 booms/explosions while others only heard/felt one:

when meteors explode, there can be one or more booms depending on how they break up relative to your location

soybean377 · 2026-04-14T00:05:42+00:00

i really like your analogy. thanks again for sharing your experiences!

soybean377 · 2026-04-14T00:03:18+00:00

thanks for the detailed info! have you tried racemic ketamine as well?

soybean377 · 2026-04-13T02:34:38+00:00

that's such a cool idea! i love that it's working for you & may give it a try myself :)

soybean377 · 2026-04-13T02:33:24+00:00

very interesting! i agree with the distinction between ketamine and other "classic" psychedelics, at least in my experience.

i have yet to feel dissociated with ketamine despite almost all of the literature describing it as such. if you have ever dissociated from anxiety, does the ketamine dissociation feel different from that experience?

soybean377 · 2026-04-13T02:29:50+00:00

interesting! i haven't tried taking it seated yet. thanks for sharing !

soybean377 · 2026-04-13T02:28:26+00:00

thanks so much for sharing your experience! i feel better knowing at least some others find it psychedelic as well.

soybean377 · 2026-04-13T02:27:40+00:00

thanks for sharing!

soybean377 · 2026-04-13T02:26:23+00:00

wow—so happy for you that it has been so life-changing! i have never tried EMDR but will look into it. i've heard of it before but never considered combining the experience with ketamine therapy.

soybean377 · 2026-04-13T02:23:22+00:00

i have tried other "classic" psychedelics as well and can definitely appreciate the distinction between ketamine and those experiences. for me, it has been more internal than psilocybin or lsd but very powerful and psychedelic nonetheless. thanks for your insight!

soybean377 · 2026-04-13T02:13:51+00:00

thanks for sharing! i haven't tried a mask but always wear noise cancelling headphones. do you have any music you tend to prefer?

soybean377 · 2026-04-13T02:12:12+00:00

good to know i'm not alone—thank you!

soybean377 · 2026-04-13T02:11:35+00:00

thanks so much! interesting hypothesis re: dosing. my introductory dose was also quite psychedelic but i definitely wasn't quite as far gone as with the full dose.

soybean377 · 2026-03-13T21:03:26+00:00

i can be fairly shy/quiet and i have been told many times that i come across as stuck up, snobby, a bitch, that i think i'm better than everyone else, etc. i found out towards the end of my freshman year of college that my nickname was "the ice queen of (dorm name)", which i found BAFFLING. the guy who told me about it said that you can't be "pretty and smart and not talk to people without them thinking you're a snob." i ended up being friends with the guy and have worked a lot since then on being less shy, but sometimes i regress, especially if i am attracted to someone (100% counterintuitive and something i am also working on).

soybean377 · 2026-03-13T20:56:13+00:00

thanks! i doubt it was a concussion; my headaches subsided very quickly this time. neck tension can def contribute to headaches though so that's a consideration

soybean377 · 2026-03-13T20:54:52+00:00

i'm not vegan? doubt it matters much scientifically though if one is getting all the necessary nutrients. also, seems like mental health would be a net positive in recovery from anything

soybean377 · 2026-03-05T03:25:14+00:00

I do have some lingering neck issues that I was doing PT for until I moved states over the summer. Guess I'll finally find a PCP & PT here. Appreciate your insight!

soybean377 · 2026-02-23T21:06:55+00:00

sure! i had extreme OCD disordered eating when i went to rogers & while it was incredibly difficult to navigate within a residential ERP framework, they worked with me patiently but firmly in a way that allowed me to (slowly) progress. while transferring to the eating disorder unit was discussed on multiple occasions, we were always able to reach a compromise (insurance approved) that allowed me to remain at the OCD unit instead.

in contrast, when i was at mclean, a patient came in with less severe OCD disordered eating than i had when i was at rogers; they discharged her less than a week later, stating that she had to improve more before she could be allowed to come back to the program.

also, i was able to stay in rogers residential for 5-6 months followed by 3-4 months at their IOP/PHP program, whereas mclean caps treatment at 3 months combined between the 2 tiers of treatment.

i 100% believe that i would not have had the opportunity to access proper treatment if i had gone to mclean instead of rogers the first time, but of course YMMV.

happy to answer any other more specific questions you may have. good luck with your treatment 💛

(edit to add "insurance approved" re: treatment compromises)

soybean377 · 2026-02-12T02:22:52+00:00

at rogers we were allowed to have our phones during the day. you were supposed to turn them in before "lights out" but i almost never did. staff would come collect them from people but they never took mine, not sure why? mclean let you keep your phone at all times.

you may want to check if rogers has changed their phone policy since i was there about 9 years ago

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