Stress is everyone's downfall so why do I let it get to me so much? I honestly don't know, but it does, and it breaks me.
Let me give you some background info on me:
I'm 25 years old, married, have 1 furbaby, and I suffer from Major Depressive Disorder with Psychotic Episodes, PTSD, Insomnia, an Eating Disorder, Anxiety, Self Harm, and ADHD (inactive).
That being said I tried to kill myself on 10/16/2013, I went inpatient for 11 days, and then spent 8 weeks in an intensive outpatient program. I'm still on disability from work until next month.
Since my failure (not always a bad thing, kids) I've been dealing with the stress of still living, the stress of no money coming in and still needing to pay for my care and medications, and the stress that is my brain. I've had a lot of reasons to be stressed that are very much valid, however my brain likes to complicate things and make them worse, especially by over thinking.
Today I had to ask to barrow money from a family member so I could continue taking a medication of mine that's new to the market, but works wonderfully for me. I don't like asking for money, in fact I don't like money, but alas money is how the world works and when you run out you have major stress.
So let me ask this, have any of you ever had to borrow money from family before? If so, how did you feel about it? Also, have any of you had to deal with expensive medications before? If so, how did you deal with it?
That's all for now lovelies.
*hugs* There are many patient assistance programs that will help you get your medication for free. Let me know if you need help finding one!
ReplyDeleteI've had to borrow money from family before and it sucks but it happens and the best you can do is pay them back when u can. You can only do what you can do and beating yourself up about it isn't going to improve the situation at all... Just take solace in the fact that you will eventually get out of the hole and you can take care of those who took care of you
ReplyDeleteYou should definitely see if the manufacturer has a patient assistance program. My work actually handles the patient assistance programs for a lot of different pharma companies.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm happy that you failed.
Thank you all. I have looked into a couple programs and so far I haven't found one that covers is because of how new it is. I checked out the manufacturer and they only offer a card that saves me up to $75 a month, which doesn't really help that much right now as the amount before we meet the deductible is $671. My husband is going to try calling the manufacturer and see if they can do more on Monday, so fingers crossed. Thank you guys again.
ReplyDeleteI've had to borrow money from family before and now i'm back home again for at least another year. I owe my mom a couple (hundred probably)k for school alone plus all the other things she's helped me with. While it's shitty to have to ask for financial support from family, they are usually glad to help if they can. Also you probably won't have to pay interest or late fees on the loan they gave you which is a little less stressful. It's good you found something that helps, but it's outrageous that it costs so much! Good luck with finding a solution to that, the medical system we have in this country is insane. I send happy thoughts and love toward you. I am glad you failed, and i'm sure many other people are too! <3
ReplyDeleteThank you <3
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