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<blockquote data-quote="Nomore" data-source="post: 762860" data-attributes="member: 30148"><p>Outstanding that you have acknowledged your eating disorder, are in therapy and are committed to wellness. Sounds to me like you are making progress even though it may not seem like it. Celebrate this progress! Many never acknowledge they have a problem and even fewer take action. My advice: 1) Each state has a medicaid program to help those that meet financial need criteria. Investigate these. 2) many residential treatment programs do work on sliding scale - google search these or go through your local NAMI chapter, 3) if you can get on your parents' insurance plan (i.e. younger than 25) and it has a mental health component, get on that plan asap as likely you will have more and better options than medicaid plans. 4) stay in outpatient therapy. Ask your therapist for a referral to inpatient facilities specializing in ED and can work within your financial and insurance boundaries. Be persistent. Good therapists help their patients get the help they need. If you current therapist does not specialize in eating disorders, ask for a referral to one that does. 5) be patient with yourself and the process - there are no quick fixes but you're already well on your way to healing. 6) contact eating disorder orgs and forums like NEDA <a href="https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline" target="_blank">https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline</a>. I wish you all the best in your continued pursuit of taking control of your life! Hugs!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomore, post: 762860, member: 30148"] Outstanding that you have acknowledged your eating disorder, are in therapy and are committed to wellness. Sounds to me like you are making progress even though it may not seem like it. Celebrate this progress! Many never acknowledge they have a problem and even fewer take action. My advice: 1) Each state has a medicaid program to help those that meet financial need criteria. Investigate these. 2) many residential treatment programs do work on sliding scale - google search these or go through your local NAMI chapter, 3) if you can get on your parents' insurance plan (i.e. younger than 25) and it has a mental health component, get on that plan asap as likely you will have more and better options than medicaid plans. 4) stay in outpatient therapy. Ask your therapist for a referral to inpatient facilities specializing in ED and can work within your financial and insurance boundaries. Be persistent. Good therapists help their patients get the help they need. If you current therapist does not specialize in eating disorders, ask for a referral to one that does. 5) be patient with yourself and the process - there are no quick fixes but you're already well on your way to healing. 6) contact eating disorder orgs and forums like NEDA [URL]https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline[/URL]. I wish you all the best in your continued pursuit of taking control of your life! Hugs! [/QUOTE]
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