I had to go through this process before with my T, we had a big meeting with the people from the county & my T drove all the way out here to be there (it's like an hour from her town to mine, one way!)

So, I know what to expect this time, and I told my case mgr today that I would give an impassioned plea to them to keep paying and she said "I will too, and I'm sure T will too!". I know the county and state are strapped right now (who isn't?) but they need to be reminded how much it was costing them to pay for my near-constant hospitalizations before I started DBT. It IS expensive, but much less so than ER visits and CCU stays and in-patient psych care. MUCH less.

I really wish my T was around so I could call her and she could reassure me about this, but it's an opportunity for me to reassure myself, and that's what I want more than anything. To be able to be okay on my own.

no, I finished the DBT skills training group almost a year ago. I know that when I started with my T she told me it was a 2 year program, and that 2 years is going to be up at the end of October. But I also know that she has told me several times recently that she won't drop me, that she won't refer me out or quit seeing me until we are done with all the trauma. So I'm holding on to that. I think if the county won't pay then she may see me pro bono or on a steep sliding scale. I trust that I won't be dumped out on my own until I'm done with this work we're doing.