Southern Charm star Molly O’Connell is getting candid on how ketamine infusions improved the quality of her life.
During an appearance on the LadyGang podcast, Molly detailed her mental health struggles. “I was in a deep depression. I struggle with depression and anxiety.”
Molly’s journey:
“I have PTSD and I got in a real rut and I couldn’t get out of bed. I wasn’t showering for long periods of time.” She contunued, “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 therapy. I needed to get better.”
Molly stated that she started the ketamine infusions because America’s Next Top Model’s Lisa Dato posted about how it “changed her life.” She recalled, “I messaged her; she told me about it.”
“So, had she not posted that publicly, I wouldn’t have known to do that,” she said. “I did a ketamine infusion and during the ketamine infusion is when I was playing ‘80s rock ballads … I was like, ‘Why did I quit music?’ … ‘Why would I let my anxiety stop me from something that I loved so much? And that I’ve done since I was 3, 4 years old.’ It was just ridiculous.”
The reality star noted that after the infusions she was able to “get out of that rut” and start different types of therapy including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and exposure therapy.
ICYMI:
A couple of Molly’s fellow Bravolebrities have recently gone public with their mental health struggles and how medication helped them get to a more sound place.
Scheana Shay told the International OCD Foundation how OCD affected her private and public life. And, that Zoloft helped her feel like herself again.
Additionally, Summer House‘s Amanda Batula credited anti-depressants for helping her with her “post-wedding blues.”
