a diagnosis for depression, according to WebMD, needs a patient to display at least five symptoms of depression. sometimes that doesn’t happen. sometimes people have only two symptoms, or three, or not for long enough to get a diagnosis. and they suffer still.
sometimes it means they do have depression and that their doctor didn’t pick up on it. sometimes it means that they don’t have depression, but they do have the symptoms, and they need help because it’s affecting their life.
it’s important to help people like this.
psychology, and psychiatry, are younger sciences. we don’t know much about mental illnesses. but here’s what I know: people who are suffering deserve help.
maybe somebody isn’t depressed enough. but they’re suffering. they aren’t thriving. we need to help them.
we can’t gatekeep who does and doesn’t deserve help. if somebody says they need it, then they do. and if somebody wants help, they deserve it. people deserve help. people deserve to thrive.
I did this last year and inexplicably turned out to be eligible for Medicaid in WV, which I STILL have. Absolute and total lifechanger that’s letting me go to school instead of having to work full time.
Copying @xfreischutz‘s tags because it was a really good point. The dates for now are the same as last year. Get out there and get you your health insurance!
(Personal note: I qualified for Medicaid in Pennsylvania last year and I wasn’t expecting it. It really does help if you do it.)
NOTE – the Trump administration has allowed the sale of short term and catastrophic coverage plans. DO NOT BUY THESE. THEY WILL NOT HELP YOU. THEY ARE PREDATORY.
Make sure, if you qualify for ACA coverage, that you are purchasing a plan that is at least Silver tier!
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