scout86
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The deal with your Dr & the insurance is rough! I totally understand about not trusting Dr's easily. Your situation is a lot different than mine was. I went through school mostly as an independent student so the various programs that were available were all based on my own income, etc. I'm not sure, either, how the recent changes in the various health care programs affect someone in your position. AND, I live in the upper midwest, where we tend to have a better social support system than you do down south.
I think you're on the right track. Talk to your adviser, talk to your Dr., see what they say. When I first started seeing me T, I didn't have insurance and didn't qualify for "Minnesota Care", our state program for insurance for low income people. He had a sliding fee scale and charged me the least he could. (It was still my second highest monthly bill.) After "Obama Care", I qualify for MN Care, which actually pays 100% for mental health care, for a low monthly premium. In your case, I have NO idea what they have in your state and I don't know how living with your parents affects things. If you can find someone in social services who's easy to work with, there may be somethings there that would help. It seems like it's pretty common for there to be good programs available, IF you can find them. Finding them can be remarkably hard! Hang in there! This may not be your "Plan A", but there IS a plan that's going to work.
Time is on your side, really it is. It doesn't seem like it now, I'm sure. When I was your age, I didn't even realize I HAD a problem. I'd give a lot if I could go back and start dealing with it then. Trust me when I say you REALLY feel like you've wasted your life if you wait until you're in your 50's to deal with this stuff. (I won't actually say that I've "wasted" my life, but I can definitely see things that I would have done better if I'd known then what I know now. And I STILL am not anywhere close to having this "handled".)
If you just keep putting one foot in front of the other, sooner or later you're through! BTW, dog walking sounds like a good idea. Maybe house sitting for people on vacation?
I think you're on the right track. Talk to your adviser, talk to your Dr., see what they say. When I first started seeing me T, I didn't have insurance and didn't qualify for "Minnesota Care", our state program for insurance for low income people. He had a sliding fee scale and charged me the least he could. (It was still my second highest monthly bill.) After "Obama Care", I qualify for MN Care, which actually pays 100% for mental health care, for a low monthly premium. In your case, I have NO idea what they have in your state and I don't know how living with your parents affects things. If you can find someone in social services who's easy to work with, there may be somethings there that would help. It seems like it's pretty common for there to be good programs available, IF you can find them. Finding them can be remarkably hard! Hang in there! This may not be your "Plan A", but there IS a plan that's going to work.
Time is on your side, really it is. It doesn't seem like it now, I'm sure. When I was your age, I didn't even realize I HAD a problem. I'd give a lot if I could go back and start dealing with it then. Trust me when I say you REALLY feel like you've wasted your life if you wait until you're in your 50's to deal with this stuff. (I won't actually say that I've "wasted" my life, but I can definitely see things that I would have done better if I'd known then what I know now. And I STILL am not anywhere close to having this "handled".)
If you just keep putting one foot in front of the other, sooner or later you're through! BTW, dog walking sounds like a good idea. Maybe house sitting for people on vacation?
