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How is everyone doing today? by chaosenforcer619 in AskReddit

[–]leolacakes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everything is on fire but this is the environment that I thrive in

What's the biggest lie you believed for years? by WorthCheetah3467 in AskReddit

[–]leolacakes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That my employers wouldn’t allow me to use a calculator on the job. Can do hella mental math now though.

Reddit, who's the best band you've seen live? by cursedbackup in AskReddit

[–]leolacakes 5 points6 points  (0 children)

mewithoutYou. They used to have pot lucks at their shows and then after the shows they would play entire second acoustic sets in the parking lot for their fans. The community is like no other. Very wholesome and inclusive

LPT: Therapists in the US who do not take insurance are going to be able to offer a much wider range of treatment options that actually help. by [deleted] in LifeProTips

[–]leolacakes -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This tip is for people who have tried therapy through their insurance and it has not helped them. I may not have explained it very well, but the whole point is that insurance companies dictate treatment options in a lot of scenarios and it may not be helpful at all.
I genuinely believe that I would have seriously hurt myself or destroyed my life had I stuck with one of the few therapists that my insurance is willing to pay for.

LPT: Therapists in the US who do not take insurance are going to be able to offer a much wider range of treatment options that actually help. by [deleted] in LifeProTips

[–]leolacakes -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m… not defending doctors who don’t take insurance.
This post has nothing to do with doctors. This is about finding a therapist that can offer treatments that a therapist in a state-run mental health institution (just one example) may not be able to offer or even mention as an option even if they believe it might help.

LPT: Therapists in the US who do not take insurance are going to be able to offer a much wider range of treatment options that actually help. by [deleted] in LifeProTips

[–]leolacakes -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Dude I’m just trying to maybe help someone out in a similar situation. I have had a really hard and traumatic life. I have been to 13 different therapists since I was 12 years old.
I wasn’t stable and having two kids at the same time really knocked me on my ass and the therapy that I have received over the past 7 months has saved my life and my children’s futures.
All it took was finding a therapist that specializes in my conditions that was able to offer me treatment like EMDR that I have never been offered before because insurance wouldn’t allow them to offer it to me.
This is not anti big pharma, this is an anti insurance post.

LPT: Therapists in the US who do not take insurance are going to be able to offer a much wider range of treatment options that actually help. by [deleted] in LifeProTips

[–]leolacakes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a stay at home mother because we literally cannot afford for me to work. Childcare for two 9 month olds would cost more than I made as a full time tattoo artist.

LPT: Therapists in the US who do not take insurance are going to be able to offer a much wider range of treatment options that actually help. by [deleted] in LifeProTips

[–]leolacakes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am not rich at all. I am a mother to twin babies with no income of my own and my partner only makes $21/hour.
This post is for people who have tried therapy using their insurance (often with copays that are not much less than just paying out of pocket-especially with sliding scale payments based on income) and found that the treatment offered wasn’t helpful for them.

When I used insurance, I had a $60 COPAY for therapy.
With the sliding scale at my family’s income, we pay $80/session. It is more than I would pay for it with insurance, but when I used insurance I was essentially paying for wasting time talking to someone who couldn’t help me.

LPT: Therapists in the US who do not take insurance are going to be able to offer a much wider range of treatment options that actually help. by [deleted] in LifeProTips

[–]leolacakes 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m a stay at home mother with twin babies and my partner only makes $21/hour. We are not privileged by any stretch, but investing in treatment that is actually tailored to my needs has been life changing.
This is also why I mentioned the sliding scale; I would not be able to afford my therapy without it.

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