What to do when you can't afford help?

[cookiesnher0in]

Are there other options for those of us who cannot afford professional help? Because I honestly feel like I am entirely out of options. Talking only sort of helps, and it's usually just temporary. I feel like I'm in need of either hospitalization or medication.

I was considering checking myself into a hospital until I discovered that hospitals here also require money. Go figure. I'm kind of getting to the point where I don't feel like I can even afford to be alive.

[cookiesnher0in]

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Originally Posted by Crazy Rabbit Lady

Have you looked into support groups or anything? You might find they can both support you and suggest ways forward for you.

I have no idea how the system over there works, nor if you have any places you can go for suggestions for financial advice, or support or anything.

Sorry.

I've kind of poked around online looking for groups in my area but so far have turned up empty. I think perhaps I'm not looking in the right places.

We have a place here called CompCare which offers income-based therapy. I haven't been able to make it there to check for sure, but someone I know that went there said I'd probably be charged 20 bucks. Which sadly, is still pretty steep. It's also on the other end of town, and what with the price of gas these days, it's kind of out of the question.

[cookiesnher0in]

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Originally Posted by Crazy Rabbit Lady

Could you maybe give CompCare a call?

Are there any places round there that work on a donation basis?

I think I might try that the next time I get the house to myself. I live with my mother and she's overly nosy about everything, haha.

[cookiesnher0in]

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Originally Posted by Crazy Rabbit Lady

I have been googling for you, maybe these might help (not sure they will though but they weren't too hard to find so if they are not appropriate then you should be able to find more appropriate things).

http://www.fcps.net/sa/support/commu....pdf?nc=050121 (that's from 2005 but you never know).

Not sure if this is appropriate or not. http://www.suicide.org/support-group...rt-groups.html

http://www.nami.org/MSTemplate.cfm?micrositeID=158

http://www.lexington-on-line.com/naf.html

There are lots more about though. I just googled 'lexington, kentucky, support group, mental health' so if you play about with any of those combinations you should find some good stuff.

Wow, thank you so much. I don't know how I managed to miss these, but I guess it has been a while since I searched. Some of these look like they could be helpful. I'll have to make some calls.

[Stellata]

I hope it works out and you find something that can help you.