Hi friends and family, this is a fundraising effort for myself, Taylor Prentice, to receive ketamine assisted psychotherapy (KAP) because, as the kid in the meme above likes to say, “I’m a traumatized, hippie autistic”. In all seriousness, I’ve been battling clinically severe, treatment resistant OCD and related trauma, among other diagnoses, since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020. As a frontline healthcare worker during the height of the pandemic, COVID turned my life upside down, taking a lifelong OCD diagnosis to an entirely debilitating level. It has cost me large gaps in my career, my livelihood, relationships, life goals, and much of my independence and freedom, not to mention the social impacts of stigma surrounding mental illness and OCD itself which is highly misunderstood. I am currently on disability and unable to work. I have tried several forms of therapies, including an intensive 3 month live in treatment program for OCD that I’ve completed twice. These were helpful, but gains have been very hard to maintain and my disorder continues to be relentless. I’m seeking alternative treatments as a result and have heard great things about KAP - that ketamine can “open a window” to allow you a different perspective that may help change how I approach and manage my symptoms with the right therapy. Unfortunately, this treatment is not publicly funded. The fundraising goal for this page is based on the price of this treatment program, which includes a few ketamine sessions and the appropriate therapy support to help me do the work and capitalize on any benefit that ketamine might bring about.

Any support would mean so much to me as I’m still holding out hope that something will click and put me on the right path to recovery.❤️‍ Thank you so much and please reach out with any questions about the therapy I’m seeking to get, OCD in general, etc ☺️ I’m always happy to spread awareness and am proud of the journey I’ve been on.

Cheers,

Tay