Today, I had to give up going to a therapist because it was too expensive and my parents couldn't afford it. Meanwhile, a girl in my class is getting a therapist for her dog. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was out with friends when one of them started complaining about having to spend $50 on two copays for his therapist. He makes more a week than I do in three, and I can't even get seen by any type of healthcare professional because nowhere is accepting new patients. FML
Today, my parents told me they wouldn't be able to afford my senior portraits. That was fine with me, until I found some expensive professional photos in the mail. Of our dog. FML
Today, my parents screamed at me for cutting my wrists. They asked me if I wanted a therapist. I said that I didn't know. Then my mom said, "But wait, it's going to cost a lot of money!" FML
Today, my school brought in therapy dogs to help with stress. I was attacked by one of them. FML
Today, I went to therapy. I started talking about my childhood and my life. By the time the session was over my therapist was crying. FML
Today, my therapist broke up with me after almost 3 years. I can’t pay people to listen to my problems. FML
Today, my mother informed me that she sold my dog to pay off some bills. FML
Today, I finally broke down and told my mom that I'd relapsed with my eating disorder. She told me to quit whining and eat a burger, because she didn't want to pay for another therapy session. FML
Today, I'm so poor that I had to surrender my well-loved dog to a different family so that he’ll have a good life, all while I live out of my car in the ghetto, paycheck to paycheck. My dog was also my service dog for medical alerts. FML
Today, my therapist told me that I need to do something different with my hair. Then I paid her. FML
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kayposion 17
How would that even work? Therapist: how's life? dog: ruff
teresa96706 29
You should try the app "What's up?" It helps with many mental disabilities (depression and anxiety, just to name a few) If you search hard enough, you might find a therapist who would be nice enough to volunteer to help you out. I searched for one, and eventually found one who volunteers to help me. I hope the same for you. Good luck on your journey, I hope the best for you!
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kayposion 17
How would that even work? Therapist: how's life? dog: ruff
mm12344 8
"My human keeps pretending to throw the ball, but then hides it behind his back as I run to go get it. It's deeply insulting"
Cyrus00 41
"Someone in the family keeps breaking wind and blaming me! It's starting to affect my self confidence..."
tomvertigo 17
Therapist: Why did he yell at you? Dog: I peed on the rug, ate his slippers and made love to his pillow. I don't see the problem...
Zebediabolical 45
A man and his dog walk into a bar. The man proclaims, "I'll bet you a round of drinks that my dog can talk." Bartender: "Yeah! Sure...go ahead." Man: "What covers a house?" Dog: "Roof!" Man: "How does sandpaper feel?" Dog: "Rough!" Man: "Who was the greatest ball player of all time?" Dog: "Ruth!" Man: "Pay up. I told you he could talk." The bartender, annoyed at this point, throws both of them out the door. Sitting on the sidewalk, the dog looks at the guy and says, "or is the greatest player Mantle?" "
justaweirdgirl 14
bahahahahahaha you made my day, I'm crying
logo3416 5
That is amazing??????
teresa96706 29
You should try the app "What's up?" It helps with many mental disabilities (depression and anxiety, just to name a few) If you search hard enough, you might find a therapist who would be nice enough to volunteer to help you out. I searched for one, and eventually found one who volunteers to help me. I hope the same for you. Good luck on your journey, I hope the best for you!
teresa96706 29
#24 My bad! I felt it was appropriate to say "mental disabilities" because my University and my therapist refers to them as so. Perhaps they can be considered both an illness and a disability. (I mean, depression and anxiety are pretty debilitating). Anyways, I hope OP reads my previous comment and finds the app to be helpful though! PS: Sorry for any poor grammar. English isn't my first language.
ChristinePi 36
Some illnesses can be intense enough to be a disability. Their wording was fine.
yerawizardlizzy 27
I've seen legal forms that include mental illness as a disability. Is it the same as maybe Downs? Of course not. But depression and anxiety (and others) can alter how you live your life, so I think it's fair to call it such.
tomvertigo 17
#24 The proper vernacular is dependant on the severity. If the depression or anxiety is debilitating and interrupts your day to day life it would be a disability.
jen1097 25
How is it her fault that you can't afford it? If she has the money good on her..
laurenemilyy 17
The FML wasn't about someone having more money than OP, it was about OP not being able to afford therapy.
Seabass_Chan 33
I think the FML is more about how it sucks that they can't afford something they really need while classmates have enough to waste it on their pets. It's nobody's fault; therapy can be ridiculously expensive.
filip00 16
Can you really be that dense? OP wasn't complaining about her having money, but about how sad it is that a dog can receive a therapist, while they can't.
JuzReading 23
I think it's a bit unfair to say that OP's classmate is wasting their money by spending it on therapy for her dog. Like you said therapy is expensive so it's unlikely they're giving their dog therapy for ***** and gigs. Obviously it seems a bit ridiculous to give a dog a therapist but she's clearly concerned.
ColonelCusswords 24
Oh shit, everyone grab your pipes and popcorns, it's about to get all levels of political in this bitch
filip00 16
Next thing you know, we'll be having therapies for plants :)
tomvertigo 17
Gee, I wonder if #5 leads a money-centric life if she went straight to the cash issue and not the "I need help with my depression" issue.
Setareh23 34
I actually figured the girl might have payed a physical therapist (ie: if her dog was injured or lost a leg?) or perhaps was adopting a stray or whatever and payed/sponsored someone who works with reintegrating dogs to humans (ie: in cases of abuse) or something along those lines....I know very little about these sort of things though, so I don't even know if those jobs exist... Regardless of whether the therapy will help the dog or not, it sucks that OP will not be able to afford the help THEY need :(
tygerarmy 35
I'm going to take down votes too. As I agree with Jen. I agree the OP life sucks because they can no longer afford therapy. But as soon as they bring anything someone else is doing they also deserve it. It sucks to not get something you need, but never compare to what other people can do, it's not at all the same.
jen1097 25
No I don't have a money eccentric life. I am 18, living alone working full time. But I don't bring other people's financial statuses into my issues
laurenemilyy 17
Do you have a school counsellor? Or a public service/ anonymous group? If not then I'm sorry to hear that OP :( Best of luck.
booze_n_bitches 37
OP is from the UK, so all of these services are free on the NHS. I'm not sure why she'd want to go private.
sturgii 16
The struggle is real for a lot of people but we just gotta stay strong and stay positive and try our best to not let others get to us. Also I know what its like to lose your therapist bc you can't afford it bc its happen to me but you just gotta keep your head up.
team_garra 8
1st world problems at its finest(:
JuzReading 23
Don't give up yet, OP. I hope you get the help you need soon :)
Feklfekl2222 32
I'm guessing you've been before, but can you go back to your GP, and see if a proven track record of therapy helping you means you're entitled to NHS care? And if it's not standard your GP can still apply for funding to help you despite it not being the norm
WOTAN1488 24
Become a dog.
ColonelCusswords 24
Time for the good ol switcheroo
RJ4712 11
I need it.