Therapy has been priceless, no doubt.
Dr. G has really helped me a ton since we began our journey this August, in terms of understanding my hardware and my anxious nature; learning to reframe how I see things; learning to slow it down and separate rational and irrational thoughts; realizing when I’m catastrophizing; and challenging myself to not feel guilty where I need not feel guilt …
But it hasn’t come without a price tag.
Due to an insurance glitch, I just got my first bill (despite having asked about it a month ago, long story … )
The grand total? $385. Ouch.
My insurance will cover 26 sessions a year, so since I started more than half-way through the year, I have been fine with my near-weekly visits per United Health Care’s parameters. But at $35 a session (my co-pay) plus a little more for the initial session … well, it adds up.
Given the craptastic state of the economy, even with us being DINKs (dual-income-no-kids, not yet!), money is tight — it’s tight for everyone and only bound to get tighter.
So I’m going to be seeing Dr. G now every other week, vs. every week. I feel like I have a great foundation started, and look forward to seeing where we go.
Plus, apparently, therapy is usually done this way after the first month or so anyway, she’s told me. I just kept going back each week during the in-laws 5-week visit and never stopped with the frequency.
I think it’ll also help wean me off any “dependency” before the new year, when I’ll be limited to bi-weekly visits regardless of money (as my insurance only covers 26 sessions).
To me, therapy is part of this two-pronged approach I’ve taken to get healthy and overcome my disordered eating issues. The other part is blogotherapy. And both have been absolutely critical to my progress.
Personally, I’m at the point where I’d (I can’t believe I’m saying this!) rather skip out on buying something for myself than miss a therapy session. To quote L’Oreal, “I’m worth it!”
Therapy has helped me put things into perspective, which perhaps is the biggest gift of all — and in all honesty, there’s no price tag too big for that.
How about you? Do you have a therapist, and do you see it as an expense you’re willing to work around to keep it up, even during difficult economic times? Or is there another area of health (physical or mental) that you’ve been struggling with during this recession? (Yup. I said the “r” word!)
Dr. G has really helped me a ton since we began our journey this August, in terms of understanding my hardware and my anxious nature; learning to reframe how I see things; learning to slow it down and separate rational and irrational thoughts; realizing when I’m catastrophizing; and challenging myself to not feel guilty where I need not feel guilt …
But it hasn’t come without a price tag.
Due to an insurance glitch, I just got my first bill (despite having asked about it a month ago, long story … )
The grand total? $385. Ouch.
My insurance will cover 26 sessions a year, so since I started more than half-way through the year, I have been fine with my near-weekly visits per United Health Care’s parameters. But at $35 a session (my co-pay) plus a little more for the initial session … well, it adds up.
Given the craptastic state of the economy, even with us being DINKs (dual-income-no-kids, not yet!), money is tight — it’s tight for everyone and only bound to get tighter.
So I’m going to be seeing Dr. G now every other week, vs. every week. I feel like I have a great foundation started, and look forward to seeing where we go.
Plus, apparently, therapy is usually done this way after the first month or so anyway, she’s told me. I just kept going back each week during the in-laws 5-week visit and never stopped with the frequency.
I think it’ll also help wean me off any “dependency” before the new year, when I’ll be limited to bi-weekly visits regardless of money (as my insurance only covers 26 sessions).
To me, therapy is part of this two-pronged approach I’ve taken to get healthy and overcome my disordered eating issues. The other part is blogotherapy. And both have been absolutely critical to my progress.
Personally, I’m at the point where I’d (I can’t believe I’m saying this!) rather skip out on buying something for myself than miss a therapy session. To quote L’Oreal, “I’m worth it!”
Therapy has helped me put things into perspective, which perhaps is the biggest gift of all — and in all honesty, there’s no price tag too big for that.
How about you? Do you have a therapist, and do you see it as an expense you’re willing to work around to keep it up, even during difficult economic times? Or is there another area of health (physical or mental) that you’ve been struggling with during this recession? (Yup. I said the “r” word!)