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bipolargirl started this conversation
Nov 30, 2010

I don't understand why......
I have SEVERAL mental disabilities that prevent me from living a productive life. on top of the things I was born with (bipolar, o.c.d.,nervous disorder,anger control problem,etc.) that I have to deal with everyday, I have also developed SEVERE p.t.s.d. and anxieties/panic attacks. I have been on my own since 12 yrs old, raped and molested more times than I've ever kissed anyone. got into and off of drugs, worked the streets to survive, and prayed that the next person I met would not beat me and actually love me.I have been on s.s.i. for several years. I am grateful for the monthly check (although it is hard to make it stretch),I am grateful for the medical coverage(even though I have a tooth rotting away in my mouth because it will only pay for root canals on the back teeth and mine's one tooth too close to the front... I paid for the root canal myself... only to find out they don't pay for crowns either! so now my tooth broke off and I can't fathom the idea of missing a front tooth!) but I don't understand why it doesn't cover my mental health? I've been told several times throughout my life that with extensive long term therapy and medication it is highly possible that I could live a relatively productive life. Yet I'm sitting here in and out of emergency rooms and temporary crisis counseling services year after year because I can't find any resources to help me get stable. s.s.i. has noone who can help me find a mental health program. all they do is provide the card... everyone I call doesn't take d.s.h.s. or is only a temporary program.
I just need to find some permanent mental health help!

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bipolargirl
Dec 7, 2010
 in response to nini3...   yes I am on medicaid too. I live in tacoma,wa. I have called around for years trying to find mental health. either the doctors have their fill of medicaid recipients, or they just don't take it. After my recent suicide attempt and stomach pumping experience... I was referred to comprehensive mental health as usual. It is a 3 month crisis intervention program which is all I seem to get. they get me steady on a whole lot of pills then cut me off after 3 months. I have been trying to get onto greater lakes mental health(g.l.m.h.) for years.... that's a whole nother story in itself. anyway to make a long story short I decided to do things a little different this time. I have to go to my regular doc. now every month to monitor the acetaminophin level in my body to make sure I didn't destroy my liver. So I asked her to give me a referral to g.l.m.h.. To my astonishment they actually got me in! I went to my first therapy appt. last week and will go weekly as long as they let me.(lord knows I have a lot to get out of me) and a med. eval. in 2 weeks. According to g.l.m.h. the program is only for 6 months due to budget cuts they can't provide ongoing mental health just crisis intervention. My new therapist assures me that I can sign right back into the program after they close the first file. So I guess every 6 months I will have to redo the entire intake process again and they can't guarantee I would have the same therapist... but at least I will have one right?
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