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Originally Posted by Willowtrees
Im really at my last thread here if this therapist does not help. She is the only person I can see in my city as far as I am aware. Of course I am giving it a good chance before writing it off. If it doesnt work though, I will need to move. Things are getting out of control and I need care. Which city/state, in your opinion, would be best to move to to get DID care if you dont have great insurance? If youre willing to share your state, do you feel you are getting good care there? What I want to know is things like how difficult it is to find a doctor, how many options there are, how knowledgable hospitals are, etc. If any of you have suggestions please let me know. Also, are there any other english speaking countries that you feel could have better care than the USA? That is how desperate I am.
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my opinion is there is no best state/best country for DID and treatment there of. I live in NY, USA and yes I feel I am getting good health care and have a wonderful therapist. i do have insurance....here in the USA we now have a nation wide law called Obama care that states all Americans must have basic mental and physical health insurance that is either private insurance or state (medicaid/medicare) insurance plans. those with no insurance plans will soon be getting charged hefty penalty fees (which can go as high as $285.00 each month without insurance) unless they live in one of the states that filed for and got approved for exemption, 21 states have filed, but the last time I checked only 7 states received their exemptions. NY is a state that is not exempt from the law.
I have found that it isnt about which city state country you live in that dpends on whether you get good treatment for mental disorders including DID. treatment for mental disorders is like any other aspect of life, it takes time to find that one thing that work for you, each person is different...one person may respond to this meds where as another person responds to that meds, one person may be able to work with a treatment provider that is strictly by the book, pushes you to work hard every step of the way with no give\flexibility and others work well with a treatment provider who is more flexible\laid back, chatting with an old friend therapeutic atmosphere.
for some people they find that treatment provider that is right for them first thing and others end up seeing many treatment providers and many treatment plans, many insurance plans, and pay out of pocket times before they are able to find what works for them.
my suggestion dont worry so much about what you find out online. bottom line is for every person who has a good treatment plan good treatment provider there is someone out there with what they feel is the worst treatment plan and worst treatment provider. so the best thing you can do is contact your insurance provider. they will have a list of treatment providers that they can send you, most if not all insurance plan providers send out their member booklet of rights responsibilities, how the plan works, what plan you signed up for and a list of mental and physical health treatment providers your plan covers. if you are not insured yet and live in the USA you can go to your states enrollment website for obama care or go to your social services office (same office where you apply for welfare) they can help you get signed up for an insurance plan that is right for you, or the states medicaid program which has basic mental and physical health care.
once you have that list of treatment providers sit down and decide what you want and expect from seeing a mental health treatment provider, then start calling around, most if not all mental health agencies in the USA will do a consult appointment where they will meet with you so that you can tell them about yourself, your problem and ask them questions, get a feel for if they are right for you.