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Jan 19, 2013, 11:01 PM
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My name is Renee, I was officially diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder in 2009. I am 49 years old and also suffer from Major Depression and Anxiety. BPD has affected and does affect every area of my life. I just want to feel better and be able to get the help I need. My health insurance won't cover any sort of therapy or counselling for mental illnesses. It's maddening.
Renee  
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Jan 20, 2013, 12:13 AM
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Hi Renee. Welcome. 46 here. Can't really talk right now. We'll talk soon.
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Jan 20, 2013, 12:14 AM
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That your insurance won't cover mental health is disgusting. A few years ago Congress passed a law that made it mandatory that if a plan covered mental health it had to be covered equally to physical health, but employers could get around it by not covering mental issues at all. Infuriating.
I can't recommend this at all yet because I just joined the group myself, but Dialectical Behavior Therapy is the treatment of choice for BPD, and you can get it here: http://health.dir.groups.yahoo.com/g...&sec=dir&slk=4. Someone else on this site recommended it to me, so I'm going to give it a try. |
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Jan 20, 2013, 12:23 AM
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Thanks, I will give it a try.
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Jan 20, 2013, 09:40 AM
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hello and welcome, It is awful that your insurance won't cover mental health, Can you try another insurance company?
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Jan 20, 2013, 11:00 AM
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Hello and welcome. It's very frustrating when health insurance doesn't cover mental health issues. That's just infuriating. Have you looked into your local mental health facility? For example, the county I live in has one for our tri-county area. It's just a few bucks a session to go and they have psychiatrists and therapists...and group therapy if I remember correctly. It's state run and state funded, but it's better than nothing. Just a thought.
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Jan 20, 2013, 11:06 AM
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Welcome to the forum and hello.
 I'm sorry that your insurance won't cover any kind of treatment for mental illness, that's awful and sadly it seems to be quite common. I hope that you find PC helpful, it's a pretty supportive bunch here.
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Jan 20, 2013, 09:54 PM
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I am not covered, either. I have to do all my work on myself on my own. I do have a mentor, thank goodness, who understands bpd and ptsd. But I worry about ppl who can't even get help.
I got bypassed from the mental health system because I was diagnosed with bpd, also Medicaid doesn't cover psychotherapy anymore, and I do have Medicare, but I have to pay copayments. Can't do that, also the t's that do Medicare and Medicaid are already burned out and jaded. So I am doing it mostly myself. Welcome. You are not alone. Carol
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