man... on a slightly different topic, people always talk about "therapy this, therapy that" but holy fucking shit. some of you do, but does everyone know how much therapy costs???

i think therapy should be a universally accessible thing

Depends on your insurance and the therapist, but yes.

but holy fucking shit. $110 a session.

a 1 hour session

$110

I've seen $180 for a half hour.

yeah it's expensive

what the fuck.

It's because insurance pays for most of it

^

So they can charge insane fees because the insurance companies pay it, and they make a ton of money

we have all these problems that therapy could help a lot, but it wont help if it bankrupts you, and people like me dont have insurance.

i had a therapist during a dark point in my life, it was about 50-75 an hour

i cant afford insurance.

not all insurance covers that anyway, right?

there are places out there than can help

I don't think health insurance should be a human right, but I think that the costs for care are absolutely insane and need to come down

i agree

Most insurance I think will cover therapy, it's more a question of finding a therapist that takes your insurance

agreed

idk man. i agree, but ive also been seeing some really good talk about why it should be accessible to all in America.

im on the fence about that discussio now.

mental health is extremely important

oh yeah...

I have crap insurance currently, and it doesn't cover some of my medication. That medication, without insurance, is $400 a month

what about meds that isn't like name brand?

what is that called

Generic? That IS the generic

generic thats it

Damn luckily mines only 40$ I feel for people that can't get medication

ooh geez

My biggest problem with government funded Healthcare is, I've dealt with the VA, you don't want government provided Healthcare. Also, I don't feel like I should pay for your medical bills. Sorry..

I had a therapist when I became a depressed self-hating nihilist around 2 years ago

I got out of it by going to church more often

I think if there is some kind of government option, if should be temporary in most cases

Like unemployment

The VA just has the reputation of being really bad

@Space Doggo yeah, i completely agree. those are VERY important points you bring up.

We don't want to be like Canada were you have to wait 6 months to be seen

Government run industry is almost always bad