Personality Disorders?!
Question: I think I have either Avoidant or Borderline personality disorder. I would love to get help because I HATE feeling this way. The problem is the cost of treatment. Can anyone give me an idea of how much it would cost?
Answers: I think I have either Avoidant or Borderline personality disorder. I would love to get help because I HATE feeling this way. The problem is the cost of treatment. Can anyone give me an idea of how much it would cost?
Do you have a Public Mental Health Service in your area? It has been my experience, that Mental Health will not charge you for their services, if you cannot afford to pay. You can still get great counseling to help you, here. Please, contact them and see how it works for you.
you don't mention what makes you think this? ..you may be experiencing any kind of mental health issue ... go along to your GP and explain what you are going through
Most areas have free counseling clinics. Try searching online for resources in your neighborhood. Sometimes your health insurance will cover it as well. People that have borderline personality disorder often attend what is called DBT for treatment. This is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. Maybe there is some online information about this you could do at home.
First see a Psychiatrist for a diagnosis, then ask for a referral for therapy, the doctor will know what types of treatment are in your area. How much depends where you are, some places have public clinics which are free, depends if you have health insurance too. I have suffered from Borderline personality Disorder for 25 years, I was sexually abused at 5 & 6, all through my childhood I was teased, bullied, hit, ridiculed etc & then gang raped at 17, then a couple of months later abducted at knife point & raped again. I became a drug addict & I was a very angry person, self-harming & many suicide attempts, in & out of the psych ward, rehabs, counselling-I tried everything to get my life back on track. They say CBT therapy is best & I tried this for 5 years & it didn't do much for me, plus statistics prove that 80% of people fail to change in the long-term. However, when I started this new therapy called ACT Acceptance & Committment Therapy, my life changed. I stopped taking drugs & I haven't been back to the psych ward since. I had 65 admissions in a 5 year period, I've not had 1 admission in over a year now since I started ACT therapy. I participated in a group therapy once a week for 6 months (free) & also an individual therapy session once a week for 9 months ($15 an hour)(I'm in Australia). I learnt so much about understanding my thoughts, feelings, & emotions & that I may not be able to control these but I can control how I behave in response to my thoughts, feelings & emotions. They teach many methods to enable you to deal with the most unpleasent emotions & feelings, yet still react & behave in an acceptable way. This dramatically helps with improving your self-esteem & relationships too. I went from drug addict/basket case to a fully functioning, respected citizen who is now studying Drug & Alcohol Counselling & running support groups myself now, I've become a role model- my life has improved dramatically!! Finding a good Counsellor is kind of like finding a new friend, you've got to see if you get on & it doesn't always work out. Keep looking until you find someone you click with. Go for it! you will learn so much, just remember it takes time to change & it won't happen overnight but just keep practicing everything you're taught & you'll be amazed at the results. Also remember that BPD is not a permanent condition, I was tested & re-diagnosed recently & have no BPD symptoms at all, when they once were very severe. Symptoms will not just go away by themselves, therapy is needed, keep searching until you find something that suits your budget.