Hey there, I’m from Germany and have mental health issues such as depression and was wondering how prevalent this topic is in America.
Here in Germany this topic has become extremely normal and pretty much everyone seems to openly talk about it even with strangers sometimes. We have a lot of therapists but it’s often hard to get an appointment since medical care in Germany is free and they have overwhelming numbers of people and the therapists don’t have enough availability to accommodate everyone. The therapists I had so far were pretty good since they really seemed to care about me and often did overtime and such to talk.
I wonder if it’s similar in America that a lot of people go to therapy and openly talk about mental health. What is the situation in America like? Do you have many therapists (especially in rural areas) and how easy is it to get in/finance? Or would you say this topic is generally more frowned upon in America in comparison?
Damn really?
The first part is true, it’s super expensive. But anecdotally therapy is very socially acceptable and mental health is openly talked about, in younger generations at least.
Holy hell, is this real? Do they actually say “ASAP” in the letter? That feels threatening
Oh this is just the beggining too. Sometimes you pay a bill like this and then weeks to months later you get another one and it turns out it was only part of the bill.
After my twins were born I spent 1.5 years cleaning up and dealing with medical bills. I even just got another one a few weeks ago.
Also the reason it says ASAP is definitely because they are trying to apply pressure. In the US, you cannot charge fees or interest on medical bills. All they can do is send you to collections. They want to give off the vibe that if you dont prioritize their bill on the list something bad will happen to you.
It feels threatening because it is threatening, and it’s just the beginning. If they send it to debt collection you could end up with wages being garnished, credit being tanked (this was just recently banned 2 weeks before Trump took office but I expect it to be rolled back within a year), and other forms of harassment for hire.
This basically seems to work as we usually see the mafias or gangs enforcing their rule. Makes sense.
Gotta keep me anxious so I have to keep coming back.
Yeah Dann accurate I used to have some of the best insurance you could get and even that didn’t matter she just stopped talking insurance as BCBS kept screwing her . If not for the VA as a backup I would be fucked (we will see how long that lasts) but I have to just pay her out of the pocket for now. Honestly anything health related needs to be divorced from our jobs in the US.
That’s pretty accurate.