Southern Charm Star Opens Up About Using Ketamine Infusions for Deep Depression and Complex PTSD Treatment - lulu
Southern Charm newcomer Molly O'Connell just revealed she helped treat her 'deep depression and anxiety' as well as her complex PTSD with ketamine infusion therapy, which 'completely changed my life.'
The Schedule III substance was approved by the FDA in the 1970s for the induction and maintenance of anesthesia, but it remains a costly out-of-pocket alternative for mental health treatment.
'I got in a real rut and I couldn't get out of bed,' the 37-year-old model-musician told The LadyGang Podcast on Tuesday.
'I wasn't showering for long periods of time. I wouldn't leave my house, I would just order DoorDash. I wouldn't do anything, wouldn't let anybody come over. And I wasn't in a place where I could even do the therapy I needed to get better.'
Molly - who was runner-up on the 16th season of America's Next Top Model - discovered the benefits of ketamine through a 2023 Instagram post by ANTM: All Stars winner Lisa D'Amato.
'Lisa posted how it changed her life and I messaged her,' O'Connell recalled.
Southern Charm newcomer Molly O'Connell just revealed she helped treat her 'deep depression and anxiety' as well as her complex PTSD with ketamine infusion therapy, which 'completely changed my life'
'She told me about it. So had she not posted that publicly, I wouldn't have known to do that.'
During her first ketamine infusion therapy session, the euphonium player realized that she could not let her anxiety drive her to quit her passion for music.
'It was just ridiculous,' Molly scoffed.
'I shouldn't have needed ketamine to have that realization, but it just kind of hit me like a ton of bricks like, "What are you doing?"''
O'Connell continued: 'So then I was able to kind of get out of that rut enough to do the hard work that I needed to do and start DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) which I got diagnosed with CPSTC a few years ago. Complex PTSD is multiple, lots of traumas.'
The South Carolina native's past traumas include being adopted, her brother's death when she was six, three other family members' death within five months after that, the modeling industry, society in general, and ex-boyfriends.
Molly also admitted to struggling with her fluctuating weight, which has led to her losing jobs.
'Most of the stuff I do, you need to be a certain size. I do a lot of e-commerce and that's just how it is [now],' O'Connell said.
'I've lost those jobs and weight is a part of that. It affects a lot of parts of my life, and I've got a lot of shame around it because of just society and the modeling industry and the toxicity of all that.'
The Schedule III substance was approved by the FDA in the 1970s for the induction and maintenance of anesthesia, but it remains a costly out-of-pocket alternative for mental health treatment (stock shot)
The 37-year-old model-musician told The LadyGang Podcast on Tuesday: 'I got in a real rut and I couldn't get out of bed. I wasn't showering for long periods of time. I wouldn't leave my house, I would just order DoorDash. I wouldn't do anything, wouldn't let anybody come over. And I wasn't in a place where I could even do the therapy I needed to get better'
Molly - who was runner-up on the 16th season of America's Next Top Model - discovered the benefits of ketamine through a 2023 Instagram post by ANTM: All Stars winner Lisa D'Amato (pictured Tuesday)
O'Connell recalled: 'Lisa posted how it changed her life and I messaged her. She told me about it. So had she not posted that publicly, I wouldn't have known to do that'
During her first ketamine infusion therapy session, the euphonium player realized that she could not let her anxiety drive her to quit her passion for music: 'It just kind of hit me like a ton of bricks'
Molly continued: 'So then I was able to kind of get out of that rut enough to do the hard work that I needed to do and start DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) which I got diagnosed with CPSTC a few years ago. Complex PTSD is multiple, lots of traumas'
O'Connell's past traumas include being adopted, her brother's death when she was six, three other family members' death within five months after that, the modeling industry, society in general, and ex-boyfriends
Catch more of the South Carolina native in the 16-episode 10th season of Southern Charm, which airs Thursdays on Bravo
In January, the 5ft10in blonde admitted on a Southern Charm episode to having her gums cut, Botox injections in her chin and jaw, and undergoing a fat transfer into her breasts.
Molly - who commands $40 on Cameo - is also every bit the influencer with paid parternships for brands like Fellow, iLivMassage, OGEE, L'Abeye, Hampden as well as resorts AC Hotel Spartanburg and Residence Inn Garden City.
Catch more of O'Connell in the 16-episode 10th season of Southern Charm, which airs Thursdays on Bravo.
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