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Old Jan 28, 2023, 04:00 PM
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...Here’s what sucks. I’ve tried, I really have. I send an email, wait a few days then I call. Nothing. No email back, no call back, no answering their phone. This includes clinics so it’s not just independent therapists. I’ve done this now eight times over the past month. I’m not exaggerating, eight times. If I count the clinics I’ve called that do answer their phone to tell me they aren’t accepting new patients that number balloons to 12. How tf is this possible?

Part of me is like yay, I tried, it’s not my fault, I’m fine anyway. Then there’s the part that acknowledges that I am pretty f’d up and need professional help because meds alone don’t fix this. I feel a little lucky that I don’t live in the middle of nowhere anymore and there actually are 12 to call but this is getting absurd.

I'm sure glad you were able to get a new pdoc right away, but I SO hear you on the therapist thing! When I was trying to find a therapist I emailed and called several private therapists who never even bothered to acknowledge me with an "I'm sorry, I don't take insurance."

And the "We're not taking new patients" is far too common. The mental health care system is not doing very well. That said - do keep trying! When you finally find a therapist it will likely be a good one.
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