• aeternum@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I’ve been in therapy since i was a teenager (am 36 now). I can say, with a lot of determination, shit can get better with therapy. I was always trying to kill myself 20 years ago. now I haven’t been to hospital in like 2 years.

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      1 year ago

      How can you afford 20 years of therapy? I feel like that’s a crippling amount of money.

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          1 year ago

          Nice. It would have to be free, I would never want to pay for it at the rates that are charged.

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            1 year ago

            yup. it’s pretty bullshit that mental health isn’t free, yet a lot of other medical stuff is (at least where i live)

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          The yearly check up seems to be an American concept designed by a medical industry that make money the more often they have to see you. In countries with national health services you’re more likely to just see a doctor as and when you need it.

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          Your americanism is showing :)

          as the other commenter said, that’s a somewhat uniquely american thing. I just visit the doctor when something is wrong with me. If there’s nothing wrong, there’s no need to go to the doctor.