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Oct 29, 2019, 11:54 AM
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Member Since: Oct 2019
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@Twitch99
There is an in-patient facility that you would probably like. They also offer partial in and partial out options as well, depending on your insurance and their intake. You would need a therapist to see you in your home state/area and also refer you to that hospital, as they won't take anyone who doesn't have a therapist upon discharge. The facility is called River Oaks Hospital, which is located in New Orleans, Louisiana. They have a "Trauma" center there, which runs different groups throughout the day. For those who are inpatient, they assign you a therapist that you see EVERY SINGLE DAY, that is, unless things have changed. The many groups there offer different types of coping skills. Some persons only visit as outpatients and see a therapist daily while also attending groups daily, probably for a period of two weeks to two months.
There's also a psychiatrist who evaluates you, and many friendly staff who can assist you when your psychiatrist and therapist aren't available.
It's a pretty nice facility, as I've been there twice. They accept Medicare, if you have that. Veterans also go there, too.
The problem with Medicare is that there's a 190-day LIFETIME cap on psychiatric facilities, which means that if you've used up all of your 190 days from numerous 3-days holds throughout your life, you won't have any funds left through Medicare to pay for it. That leaves only county or state psychiatric facilities for those with Medicare or Medicaid. Other types of insurance might cover specialized inpatient treatment though.
For outpatient treatment, I think Medicare would cover that facility without any lifetime cap penalties.
It's all confusing.
Anyway, I thought I'd suggest that to you. But first, you'd have to find a therapist who is willing to write you a referral. Not all therapists do. You'd also have to have the means to travel out there.
If an outpatient therapist cannot help you adequately because of their mandatory reporting laws, an outpatient therapist can at least refer you to a place like River Oaks, either as outpatient, partial out and partial in, or inpatient. They usually recommend inpatient the first time around. I went twice, and it was very helpful! It was a lifesaver, actually. There were many people there who described similar symptoms as you've described on your various threads here. I know you've had a hard time with therapists and inpatient treatments, so this may sound like another deadend to you, but please don't give up. (((safe hugs))) 
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