First of all, I want to say, that's a wonderful idea, to do something good for yourself. We should do good things for ourselves everyday. Here's a real motivator:
http://www.triplux.com/1001/otherlists.asp
Now, a response to the post I've excerpted below:
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myself said:
I live in america and think that is is a terrific place to live.
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Yes, it is, in some ways. I know no one means anything by saying, "America," and I use it, too, but I just want to take this opportunity to remind everyone that America actually consists of two continents, and not just the U.S. Some in other countries feel we're arrogant here because we call ourselves Americans, and not them as well. I'm
not saying anyone has to agree with their views of us as arrogant, but it's something to think about.
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Yea its limiting in that you have to see the professionals on the approved list but I can tell you those professionals are just as good if not better then those that people see in private practice.
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That's a scary thought. I've seen a lot of crappy shrinks and doctors/nurse practitioners, and I'm on the state prescription card. Not all of the ones I've seen are crappy, though. But I don't think I'm limited to a list on that; if I can pay for it, I can see any doctor I want. But I'm also on Medicare, and that
does limit me as to who I can see.
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Just because someone can't afford blue cross/blue shield type insurances doesn't mean there isn't affordable and great health care out there.
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Doesn't mean there
is, either.
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All it takes is someone being fed up with staying stuck in their situations and opening the phone books, newspapers, asking their physicians, walking in to local thrapy agencies, calling hotline numbers and saying I need help and not much money to do it on does your agency have free groups or sliding scale programs.
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I've done "cold-calling" (using the phone book and numbers found on the Internet), asked for help in various places, and gotten very little. Admittedly, I've lost patience with tedious Internet searches. Some people think I don't want help because I can't overcome my OCD or panic enough for certain things. For instance, when one place told me I wouldn't be able to view the apartment before moving in, I couldn't accept that, because I just have to know my OCD can tolerate it before I can make that kind of commitment. On top of that, I've also concluded that I might very well be in a better situation now than I'd be if I took some of that help, because I have access to a computer, a boyfriend who sometimes helps me out financially, takes me places once in a while, etc. I think my options for making enough money are more in my favor with a computer available to me.
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for me life is too short to wallow in self pitty and waiting for others to fix me
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No argument there. Unfortunately, fear can be difficult to overcome, let alone all the other issues that might stem from it.