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- Faye June
- Date posted
- 3y ago
THIS. I agree so much. I could type out my own story here but it would take a long time, lol.
Well, I’d love to hear it!
I agree . There's an online therapy session for OCD sufferers .I forgot the coach's name,but he is a psychologist specialised on OCD.he also have a youtube channel..he have a fees of 250 dollars for his entire therapy shedule..I don't remember much details, but I felt that price as reasonable. If u want more details I can give u the link of his utube channel..his videos are awesome,but I have no information/experience with his sessions..I know another OCD specialist Robert bray, he himself had sufffered almost all OCD themes earlier..he too provide online one to one sessions.he charge a fee of 60 dollars per session+ u get acess to an ocd whatsupp grp where u can get ur doubts cleared ...and Yes, all other mentla proffesionls charge high rate unfortunately..it's so sad😤
Thank you for letting me know about this! I’ll look into the both of them :)
@Bella Good luck with ur recovery bella..🌹
Unfortunately it’s just how it is in the medical world. Some things cost a crap ton and it’s stupid. I think the worst part is that the free version is terrible. I had a therapist for free and she told me lots of people have worse lives than me
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Wow, there you go. I understand it isn’t as easy as ‘bring the price down’, but at the same time, there has to be some sort of development, because as you say, free therapy tends to be poor - which, what can you expect really. I just think that mental health support should be seen as a real medical issue, because a lot of the time, it basically is.
@Bella Even other medical issues cost a crap ton in my opinion. But yea it needs to be made so all people can have access! It’s so unfair ! Luckily NOCD has tons of YouTube videos that help a lot too
@Justmesadly Reffer the utube channel Aligreymond.
@Justmesadly Yeah, I’m from the UK so I don’t really have to deal with that issue, but I have relatives in the US and it just blows me away the prices you pay. My cousin was jumping on the trampoline the other day and her friend pushed her, and she really hurt her back - they called an ambulance because my uncle is very overprotective and probably freaked out in the moment. Turns out it was a pulled muscle, but they had to pay $2,000... like wtf? I think it’s just a shame - but with mental health, it’s even worse. Definitely is here in the UK.
@Aeegon I really like Ali Greymond but sometimes she gives me red flags by saying things like ocd can be cured. Its a disorder, I dont see how there's a cure. Managed very well and normal life is possible but cure? At the moment its not really there. In the future maybe
@Artme I personally know 2-3 people who got recovered from OCD..thoughts might come, but without anxiety and intrusivness..Also youtubers Ali greymond,Robert bray and many other have recovered from this disorder
@Aeegon The thing is we dunno what causes ocd. So my theory is some of it may have a cure? Like learned behaviours or caused by a disease(pandas maybe?) Until there's much much more research done, we can push ourselves as close to a cure as possible and prevent relapses. That's a fair and reasonable goal imo. If you get cured great but otherwise you'll just set yourself up for disappointment
@Artme I agree..no expectations.jst do what we can and that is ERP⚡
@Artme But, you have to take into account that there isn’t technically a cure for many mental illnesses. Anxiety and depression are chronic too, but you can adapt and recover and get to a point where you feel good, but you’ll still have a natural tendency to become anxious and/or depressed. It’s the same with OCD. Science shows that individuals with OCD have a hyperactive amygdala, and there are a variety of different potential causes, I’m not sure that ‘disease’ is among the list. Hereditary components too, but I’m droning on here. There is definitely hope for people with OCD.
@Bella Yeah believe me I know! I had to ride in an albumance 5 miles and it was like 2,000 then I also had X-rays at the hospital and had to stay for the day and it was like 10,000 in the end! And yes mental health is worse it’s like 100-300 depending on the specialist
@Artme She doesn’t mean that it gone. She means life can continue to be lived normally.
@Artme We do know what causes it. Chemical imbalances and there’s an issue with the form of the frontal lobe.
@Justmesadly this is a model that a lot of evidence supports but we are far far from understanding the brain so to say this is the cause of ocd would be misleading I think. I'm sure all our current understanding of mental illnesses will be obsolete in a few decades, and history clearly shows this.
@woeisme to each their own, girl
The world really needs to step up it’s mental health game.
I've had to go through horrible experiences with a few psychiatrists until I could finally found one that understands me, and while I'm glad my family can afford the costs, I feel so guilty because I still feel it's too much money. I've always thought the healthcare system was shitty were I live because well I live in a shitty third world country lol but apparently it also seems to be the case in the US 🤔
I’m glad you were able to finally get to a good psychiatrist. And wow, I can’t even comprehend how bad the mental health system must be for some third world countries, but I’m glad you have the means to get help, because everyone deserves it! I’m from the UK, but from what I hear from the US, it’s not the best place if you’re poor.
@Bella thank you so much for posting this, btw. what really started my ocd in the first place was a horrible experience with a psychiatrist, she sat with me for 30 minutes and just...told me I might develop schizophrenia, no explanations given. it never made sense to me but if she said I'm gonna develop it, then I thought it must be true. the concept of a bad psychiatrist didn't exist in my head then, I didn't know you could be mistreated by one I guess, that was 2 years ago. till now I spend almost every minute of my waking life obsessing about the disease but luckily I have a psychiatrist that understands me, hopefully I will recover :/
@woeisme U can 👍🌹🌹
In my country its not that expensive but it sort of is since we dont make as much money. Being poor or living paycheck to paycheck makes it pretty difficult to get help. If I see my therapist 4 times a month, it comes to 30-50% of my monthly pay I just cant afford it Plus treatment takes a while too. Its not gonna be one session. It takes literally 2-4 sessions to even get to know each other, backgrounds and all that.. its just so expensive.. the whole process is demotivating money wise But its worth it in the end..
Yeah, I can understand that. Money differs across the world. What could be expensive in numbers for me, may be nothing in like... China, etc. So I believe you when you say it’s still expensive! I’m so sorry that you’re having to sacrifice that much just to get better. And you’re right, therapy is definitely not a one time thing. And the money is definitely a deterrent when people are already apprehensive about therapy. Just wish things were different :(
I understand! In my country a therapy session is literally like $20, which sounds very hilariously cheap compared to what I see in richer countries, but it's all relative, $20 a week for therapy is a lotta money here
agreed!
In Iran that I live, a university professor earns below 300$ a month!!! So just imagine how impossible it is for us to reach help
That's so unfortunate
@Aeegon Ya and unfortunately the price of therapy sessions is not fair
That’s horrible! I can’t imagine
@Justmesadly Ya, worst region for living 😂
Anyone else feel hopeless because they know they’ll never be able to afford proper therapy? It honestly scares me so much knowing that there’s no possible way I can get the help that I need.
Been looking into private therapy as I'm on such a long waiting list for it through the NHS. This women got back to me and said she charges £48 a session and that will rise to £54 a session in September! I would ideally like to have 2 sessions a month at least but no way can I afford that ? Especially with being out of work now ?
Just typical isn't it. Finally find a private psychotherapist who I believe Could really help me in this battle to overcome my harm ocd, they even said they are very used to treating this particular type of ocd with success, and I just can't afford it £70 a session I told them I can't afford it they don't offer discounts but were willing to do it for £65, I still can't afford it. Feel so stuck. Suppose I'll just have to continue in my search
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