Question
I am depressed and have anxiety and I am unemployed and living with friends. I have no money for any kind of therapy or even for medication but I can’t get work because on most days I can’t even get myself to leave the bedroom. How can someone with no money at all for any kind of treatment have a hope of beating mental illness?
When you're depressed, you feel so trapped - but there are options out there:
- First, community mental health resources available at lower rates for low-income individuals: http://www.nccbh.org/
- Second, self-help and support groups: http://mentalhelp.net/selfhelp/
- Third, discount/free medication resources: http://www.needymeds.org/. Also, talk to your doctor about private pay and sliding-scale discounts - many doctors understand how difficult it is for the uninsured to get quality health care.
- Fourth, public assistance in the form of social security/disability financial help: http://www.ssa.gov/ It does take time to receive aid, but if you qualify it can help you out long-term.
- Fifth, free clinics: http://www.freeclinicfoundation.com/
- Sixth, seek support and encouragement through the National Empowerment Center: www.power2u.org
Don't give up! You can get through this!
About the Expert
Stephanie Adams
MA, LPC
College Station, United States of America
Specialties
Life Coaching, Mood Disorders, Trauma and PTSD, Other, Anxiety or Fears, Relationship Issues, Women, Loss or Grief, Thinking Disorders, Depression, Finding Your Purpose in Life
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