Originally Posted by
dogmom
Unfortunately there weren’t enough therapist for adults well enough kids before the pandemic. Now they are all just out straight and can’t possible take all the clients that need them. That coupled with crappy mental health coverage most insurance supplies it’s just bad out there. I do agree with trying the PCP. Maybe they have ideas. I’m afraid that very motivated parents can’t find help for their kids right now, so if there is any resistance the GF is in trouble.
That and the concept of doing daily affirmations for suicidal ideations just makes me want to go slap a bunch of “wellness”
people. Sorry to be such a downer.
Well, the good news is that so many more therapists are now doing telehealth. But yeah, Ds1 and I agreed suggesting positive affirmations are like putting a bandaid on a 6” gash.
I emailed Ds’s therapist and she put me in touch with a while host of resources which I’ve been calling all afternoon. This is all coming at the busiest possible time for me and Ds1. But I spoke to Ds1 and the mother had been telling me things she was doing to help her daughter. Um no, turns out Ds1 made those calls she took credit for. So I will be looking into these resources because otherwise I don’t think it will get done. Tomorrow morning I plan to call Wisconsin Medicaid/Badgercare to find out if this girl can request Medicaid on her own or if she needs parental approval/assistance. If not, I left messages with 4 other counseling services who charge on a sliding scale to see if they are accepting new clients. I might email a couple more therapists on the openpathways.org website since I didn’t hear from the last one I emailed (I admit I might be impatient).
I actually spoke to a woman today who said she was in exactly my position. She suggested either I or Ds1 attend a codependency session for our own mental health and gave me a website! So at least I’m going to get some therapy out if all this. I guess that’s progress.
" I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent." Mahatma Gandhi
"This is the ultimate weakness of violence: It multiplies evil and violence in the universe. It doesn't solve any problems." Martin Luther King, Jr.