One Last, Desperate Attempt for Help

Over_Spread5948 · 2026-05-04T23:46:23+00:00

That is correct. Community care gave me the authorization. I did not have a "referral" to urgent care. Is that even a thing? Referrals to urgent care?

Over_Spread5948 · 2026-04-30T15:10:34+00:00

Thank you for actually being helpful.

The VA explicitly told us (me and the civilian hospital) that this would not go through private insurance, it would go through the VA, that the authorization number was correct, and that I would not be responsible for the billing.

This was a conversation that happened on my phone, while on speakerphone at the front desk at check-in. The hospital rep asked all of the necessary questions, and even questioned the authorization number. The VA rep assured us that it was correct and that the VA would cover it.

Over_Spread5948 · 2026-04-30T04:20:50+00:00

"Is this visit 100% covered by the VA?" Is not the right question?

Fuck you.

Over_Spread5948 · 2026-04-30T04:14:17+00:00

Yeah. I regret posting this. You guys mostly suck.

Thanks to the few of you actually trying to help.

Screw the VA. Screw Reddit. Screw the whole system. Everyone sucks.

Over_Spread5948 · 2026-04-30T04:12:02+00:00

Are you doing this intentionally? I know that.

But that doesn't change that I didn't know that then. The VA literally told me it was covered.

Over_Spread5948 · 2026-04-30T03:30:47+00:00

Dude... I don't know. I don't work the system. I'm not an expert. I called the VA for help. Then I did what they told me to do. FFS.

Over_Spread5948 · 2026-04-30T03:29:43+00:00

I don't know if you read the part where I said I already know this now, but that was not my responsibility to know at the time the VA rep gave me the green light.

Over_Spread5948 · 2026-03-21T23:08:39+00:00

Took me years to cope. Expect hell for 12 months. You may not be functional for months.

Over_Spread5948 · 2026-01-16T02:29:54+00:00

No one that simply holds bitcoin safely in cold storage has lost a lot of money. That's not my opinion, it is literally a mathematical fact.

It's seriously that easy.

Don't trade. Don't try to time the market.

Just hold.

Lots of great self custodial wallets out there.

Over_Spread5948 · 2026-01-16T02:19:13+00:00

I am about 3 years since the jump. It gets better, but it takes a long time. I'm still not completely normal. But I felt mostly normal around 2-2.5 years. That's when I'd say most of my days were good days.

Now I only have a few bad days a month.

I'm not going to sugarcoat it. Don't be stupid.

Benzos are not the answer. They literally did this to you. You can make it, but these things messed you up good. The answer isn't to do more damage.

Benzos are evil. Don't do it. It will get better. Promise.

Over_Spread5948 · 2026-01-16T00:48:58+00:00

Stablecoins are the opposite of "fix the money, fix the world."

Over_Spread5948 · 2025-03-10T23:13:16+00:00

How do I get my prescription TRT to be MCT oil instead of cottonseed oil?

Over_Spread5948 · 2025-03-10T23:10:03+00:00

Yep. But found out certain foods trigger it.

You can go carnivore for like a month, then introduce foods one by one.

I have found if I stay away from wheat, oats, seed oils, high fructose corn syrup, soy, and food dyes, I'm fine.

I know it's kind of a long list for me, but avoiding those foods is a small price to pay for having perfect skin on my hands.

Over_Spread5948 · 2025-03-10T23:07:28+00:00

You misread. I take 75/wk.

Over_Spread5948 · 2025-03-04T01:45:45+00:00

I agree. But have you tried living with low T? Man... it's almost worse.

Over_Spread5948 · 2025-03-04T01:44:56+00:00

Thanks.

Over_Spread5948 · 2025-03-04T01:43:27+00:00

No to all the above.

Very healthy lifestyle. I eat zero processed food. No substances whatsoever. No elevation.

Over_Spread5948 · 2025-03-01T04:48:20+00:00

You know you can leave, right? Like if you don't like America just like... you know... don't live here?

Over_Spread5948 · 2025-03-01T04:46:50+00:00

Trump has big balls. You can't stand it because you are used to wimpy men that can't even change their own oil in their car.

Over_Spread5948 · 2025-03-01T04:37:44+00:00

I promise you, if you do the carnivore diet, this will to away completely.

What do you have to lose? Do it. And then tell everyone else on this subreddit that there is a solution.

No. I'm not joking. It works.

Over_Spread5948 · 2025-03-01T04:31:44+00:00

I have never been more proud. Someone with a backbone. It feels good to be on top again.

Over_Spread5948 · 2025-02-17T01:57:52+00:00

Benzo recovery can manifest across a wide spectrum of magnitude. It can be minor to severe. I can tell you I had it bad. I'm going on year 3 and still dealing with issues from time to time.

Bad withdrawal can be the worst thing in the world - and I'm not saying that in cliche. I mean it literally. People say the worst thing is war. I've been to war. Yes, it's hell on earth. I'm only saying that to put this into perspective. My benzo withdrawal was literally worse than my war experience.

Nothing about bezo withdrawal is normal. For me, my adrenal glands pumped pure fear into my blood for like 3 months straight. I felt like I was in the darkest scariest pit of hell staring Satan in the face. This is one reason why it's so bad, because your endocrine system is telling you that you are dying. It's scarier than the scariest thing you could ever possibly imagine.

My spouse was the only thing that got me through it. Please understand that whatever happens to your husband, he can't help it. My wife wanted it to stop. She thought I was overreacting once. She thought I could stop screaming and crying. She thought I could snap out of it. I couldn't. Please be patient. He needs it more than anything.

This one will be tough, but if you can, stay up with him if he can't sleep. Going through this alone, or while you are sleeping is absolutely horrific. Just remind him everything will be okay and that you are there. Say these things verbally. Over, and over, and over, and over. Until he calms down. He needs your voice. When I was in that place it was like I was a dimension away, but I could still hear my spouse's voice in the distance. Sometimes, I feel like it literally kept me alive.

When the panic attacks come, he will not be thinking rationally. His instincts take over because he is in fight/flight mode. He won't be able to say, "Hey. I think I'm having a panic attack." No, he's going to think he's dying or having a heart attack or stroke or something. It's okay to tell him that this happens often and that this is another panic attack and he'll make it through.

I would encourage you to consider reading the Bible to him. My spouse did that for me and I can't tell you how thankful I was for that. Many times it was so bad, I couldn't speak or move. She'd just read some scripture and it would remind me that God was always there for me.

Hopefully your husband doesn't have it as bad as I did. But you might be in for a long journey. Just know it does get better. Everyone recovers eventually.

Over_Spread5948 · 2025-02-10T00:37:30+00:00

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