A lot of times in advice columns or on forums such as these, when an individual has an emotional problem like trust issues, jealousy, low self-esteem, anxiety, etc, people respond by saying the person should get therapy.
My question is, is there an alternative to therapy??
I have a full time job with health insurance, but my insurance plan is best described as "expensive." I have a $2000 deductible, which means I have to pay for the first $2000 of a particular field of care (such as therapy), and after that, copay will kick in (the company pay 70%, I pay 30%.)
The average price for therapy I've found is about $100 a session. If you do the math, that's $400 a month, and after about 5 months, my deductible will kick in. What REALLY sucks about this is my plan starts over every year in August... which means I'll finally get to copay level in May, only to have two months of leeway before it starts all over again!
Additionally, I'm only making entry level pay, and between student loans and rent and other bills, I cannot trim enough to get even CLOSE to covering $400 a month.
Believe me, I want to. I believe very strongly I need therapy. I'm not a crazy by any means, but I've suffered from depression my whole life, and I can feel myself slowly slipping back into that black hole. I'd LOVE to get some help for my issues, but I have no idea how to make it work.
So are there any alternatives to therapy? I've tried self-help books, but if I read one more page of some white-toothed, thin, blond author telling me to "love myself" I WILL go stark raving mad.
Anyone else out there dealing with a similar issue? Have any bright advice?