Wanting to go to therapy

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So… I have been on a list to go to therapy at a place that does a sliding scale, but it’s been 3 months, so I am not sure when this will happen.

I get insurance through my job, but it does not cover much and I am worried that if I use it my employer would find out. Also, altho I think it would help me be better at my job, I don’t want them to know because then, that would be weird, right? Using the insurance they give me to fix myself when shouldn’t I already be good enough?

I just don’t seem to be getting anywhere with the people with the sliding scale and i am not sure what to do and I don’t have anyone I can ask.

If anyone has some advice, it would be great 🙂
 
I am not sure what kind of work you do, but if your insurance would cover it, I would use it. Your employer may know you are going for therapy, but he will not be told what it is about. There are laws that protect your privacy. Your personal issues are your own business. If he asks what it’s about (which would be rude) just say you would rather not discuss it.
 
I can only repeat the advice already given. If you have insurance that covers therapy, you should use the insurance to pay for the therapy. The problem is that some people still think that treatment for one’s mental health is in some way different than treatment for any other aspect of one’s health. It’s not. If your employer judges you because you need therapy, that is your employer’s problem, not yours. You just need to focus on getting yourself that therapy and getting yourself better.
 
I dont have much experience in work insurance covering therapy, although I have lots of experience in going to therapy. I went for about 4 years once a week. It definitely can help as long as one is willing to grow and offer it up to the Lord.

Ask God to help heal you spiritually, and also mentally through the therapist 🙂 not really advice but I can kind of relate to your feelings and situation of needing someone to talk to
 
If your tooth hurts you go to a dentist. If your car is making a funny noise you take it to a mechanic. If you have strange rash on your arm you go to a doctor. So if you feel depressed or otherwise not right psychologically you should see a therapist. There should be no stigma as God cares about our physical and mental health and provided doctors with the wisdom and skills needed to help us. Pray that God will help you to not be afraid as you work with the therapist to treat whatever is concerning you. I myself saw a therapist a few years ago for depression related issues I also prayed and between God’s help and my therapist I am 99.9% better.
 
I am not sure, that’s why I said he may. I don’t know that the insurance actually reports back to the employer where you went or who you saw. Maybe someone that knows that will join this discussion.
 
In the US, nobody can disclose what you are treated for without your prior consent. Your medical info, including psychological health, is private and your employer cannot be told. Just because your employer provides insurance doesn’t give them any access to medical info or records. They are just providing you a chance to get insurance but they don’t really pay attention to whether or how you use it.

Further, many people go to therapy…really not a big deal. It does not mean you have mental illness or a “problem” mentally. People go to therapy for advice, help with marital issues, recovering from a death or getting over being a crime victim, so anyone presuming anything negative about a counseling patient is really being ignorant.

Get whatever help you need.
 
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Thank you to all of you for being very supportive.

Therapy is so much better now than when I was young and I feel like when I was going last year it really helped a lot. I still have what I learned, which is to look at things differently so part of it is like a learning process, but also part of it is like answering questions, and I still have a huge amount of questions as well as more to learn.
 
Thanks for explaining about the insurance.

It’s just that the people at my job seem really together; I feel like I’m the person who is not. A lot of them have been there for a long time and others have more experience than I do.
 
We can’t know what others go through. My suggestion is to act confident and together at work, keep personal struggles to yourself…I have learned the hard way not to discuss anything personal at work, even if you become friends with colleagues. Make personal friends outside of work and see a therapist and your priest, and your family if they are helpful, for support with personal problems.
 
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I am worried that if I use it my employer would find out.
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HIPPA protects your privacy. Your records cannot be released to anyone without your approval, not your mom or your adult child or your spouse can know what is in your record or treatment plan unless you authorize them.

ETA I am speaking about US law. I do not know privacy laws in other countries.
 
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