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Left With Huge Medical Bills After Psych Ward Stay

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I have dealt with the debilitating effects of depression & suicidal ideation for as long as I can remember & before i had learned the language to articulate what i was feeling, or lack thereof. I’ve had a harrowing and difficult year and a not so stable upbringing that have left indelible marks on my mental health & ability to cope with the challenges life throws at me.

I’ve been struggling on my own with these issues for a long time, not having the resources or access to get help with my mental health and I’ve tried to adapt as what many of my Black foremothers have done when it comes to experiencing the extremes of sadness & other “negative” emotions; push past it, hide it, and move on.

As Solange had aptly once sang in Cranes In The Sky, “I tried to drink it away I tried to put one in the air I tried to dance it away I tried to change it with my hair”

In my case, i tried blogging out what i couldn’t speak aloud, reading and fantasizing, disassociating and gaming, laughing and eating it away. All the things I felt I needed to do to be normal but I still cracked.

Unfortunately, as of very recently in November, i failed in that endeavor and tried to take my own life. The ambulance was called and I was involuntarily hospitalized and stayed at a psych ward for a few days and got a taste of the help I have truly needed.

I’m on antidepressants now and while they’ve helped a lot in managing my mood, i still feel complex about still being here.

As of right now I dont have insurance and am in the process of applying for Medi-Cal to offset some of the cost of the medical bills from my ambulance ride and psych ward stay (as well as to get me consistent psychiatric help so that i’ll have the tools necessary to avoid hurting myself again in the future).

Thank you to everyone who has sent me encouraging and loving messages in the past month and have supported me by reposting and donating. I really want to thank everybody who have felt moved enough to tell me they relate and have shown me that I am not alone in this. For sharing that my candidness has helped them through their own depression.

I truly would not be here without you.

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Taylor Simmons
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Oakland, CA

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