Patient Opinions

Patient - anorexia In group therapy I learned that I am not alone and alone with my problems. Assertiveness classes taught me how to express my emotions and talk about them, art therapy relaxed me, I could express my feelings with colors and shapes. Body Image classes showed me my body from another side, differently. Thank you.

Patient - trauma, depression I had a difficult childhood. Recently my husband died. I broke down. I started to “de-stress” by reaching for wine. Every day a glass. Depression caught up with me. Wine was a “lifesaver” but in moderate amounts. My son persuaded me to go to a center. He found Gedeon Medica. He read, read others. The doctor asked if I had an alcohol problem. I lied that I didn't. I thought I did. After 4 days I couldn't cope.I went to detox, then therapy for addicts. And I came back “clean” to Gedeon Medica. 6 weeks, continuing psychotherapy in the city where I live. They recommended a therapist to me. It's been 8 months now. know that this is not the end of the fight against depression. But it feels much , as if to say, lighter . And even “light”. I am grateful to my son for his support. And to the entire Gedeon Medica team, especially the nurses and caregivers. I know they did not have it easy with me.

Patient - autism spectrum I was at Gedeon Medica a year ago, 3 months. I have autism spectrum. no one understood me or I understood myself. I was alone with myself. isolated myself from my parents, especially my father. he is "concrete" - nothing gets to him. he is always right, at home, at work. I hate school, too many people there. he feels lonely. at home the atmosphere was unbearable. father constantly did not understand me. Mother only listened to him to avoid conflict. Here , in Gedeon Medica, I felt understood. At first I didn't want to be here but I didn't have to go to school.... We work all the time in family therapy and with the doctor. One year now. My father understands me better. it's lighter and I can talk to my therapist, who continues to work with after leaving Gedeon Medica. no longer self-harming.

When I came here I was offended at the whole world. I felt sorry for myself. I didn't want to be in the Center. My parents gave me an ultimatum : either the hospital or the center. I had no way out. I was in an oppositional attitude , I did not want to enter at a pace. The most important thing for me was to show my parents that it was pointless. I was very rebellious, especially when it came to my mother. i wanted to show her my adulthood and independence. And here I was met with a surprise : I was greeted by girls of similar age , with similar problems, some were already finishing their stay. After 3 days something in me broke. The classes were interesting, the group psychotherapy was very “intense” . I knew that there were people with whom I could share my problems, feelings, anger, joy. No one judged me. I don't even know when I started to cooperate. I even started to like it. made new friends. We started family therapy. My mother didn't want to hear about it, but she had to. the relationship between us repaired, she understood why I behaved the way I did. I was 6 weeks, I came out of the “safe” weight. in therapy I am all the time, online. Alone and with my parents , and with my sister. My parents now look at me differently and I have learned to say : what feels bad or good to me and why. We talk about feelings. And not only. Honestly. My mother has worked through her problems with a therapist. Still a lot to go but my brain is already thinking completely different. Thank you . Just thank you.

Thank you for the help of specialists and staff, my daughter managed to see that everything is possible. We are still attending therapy, it is a long process, but Gedeon is the best start in the process of starting the disease.

I can't express how grateful I am for getting me back on my feet. For how much this place has given me. I am grateful for all the classes, therapies and conversations with all therapists and patients. We have created a unique team. I wish everyone reading this a speedy recovery. Trust that this place works wonders. Fight for yourself! Thank you for everything

Thank you for all your goodness. For a smile, a kind word. A wonderful, wonderful place. Keep it up.

Many thanks to the entire community of therapists and patients and the irreplaceable support staff. You are doing wonderful things and keep going. You are very needed not only by us, but also by our families. Thanks for everything, I'm going out into the world, firmly rooted in my own value.

I spent 6 weeks at the center. Even though the stay was not easy, especially the first two weeks, I left the center and I see big changes in my life. Positive stay in the community provided by the center gives you a substitute for better coping with problems. Shared meals were something I miss. As for the disadvantages, you have to take care of your own affairs and demand various things, but that's what you learn there. Greetings, caregivers and nurses. Mrs. Wala ♥️

Many thanks to Prof. Dr. hab. n. med. Katarzyna Kucharska for professional medical, therapeutic, neurological and psychiatric care. For the kindness and support shown in difficult times, for the patience, for every phone call answered, for the knowledge and treatment that allowed us to become different - better versions of ourselves once and for all.