• AndyLikesCandy@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    Access is about more than billing.

    In the US you need to wait multiple months to see a specialist, about 9 where i live as a new patient, and/or pay massively out of pocket for a private specialist ( $300-1000 per session).

    Your other option is to say you’re thinking of killing yourself, but this is a direct route to involuntary care which red-flags you and gets your guns confiscated with virtually no hope of having your rights restored, as well as a record that gets in the way of getting a new job, housing, etc.

    So, if you’re the average depressed person, have zero friends and have non-zero guns, you’re kind of on an island.

    • tiredofsametab@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      We have long waits her, too, generally. It’s also still quite expensive here. If you don’t speak fluent japanese, also be prepared to spend a lot (my therapy was the same as my monthly rent, over 100k yen), but that’s a non-issue for most people in Japan