Posted by Racer on April 30, 2006, at 10:46:04
In reply to Re: tyger » ravenstorm, posted by Crazy Horse on April 29, 2006, at 10:50:36
I think Raven's advice is very good. A small private facility would be great, and I do know of a few recommended by my T for me, and there are a few scholarship-type programs that may help pay for the treatment. Insurance often pays for part of it, but it *is* expensive, no question.
My T highly recommends Mirasol, and Sierra Tucson. I looked them both up, and Sierra Tucson kinda didn't do it for me... It's based on the addiction model, because it started as a substance abuse center, and it has a ton of regulations -- what you can wear, what you can read, etc. For me, in the summer, in Tucson? I'm sorry, I will MELT if I have to wear knee length shorts. I have my "I'm over 40, these are as short as I will go" shorts that I live in through the summer, and see no reason to buy others just to stay within the rules. They also restrict what you can read -- and it's not just "no fashion magazines, you don't need to be triggered..." stuff. They *only* allow recovery related reading matter.
Of course, they're also highly recommended, they have a comprehensive program, and I know my T has actually been there for a retreat they gave for people who refer clients there. She sounded as though that was her preference for me, (maybe because of the equine assisted therapy), so I have to say keep an open mind about it. And the addiction model might work better with the borderline component added to your issues.
Mirasol looked really good to me, and if not for a few real life issues going on at the time, I probably would have tried to get coverage and get there. (Whether or not that would have worked, though, is another matter... I would have been afraid of battles over food, because I'm a picky eater, and get into panic-y things where I just *can't* eat something that I don't want to eat. Hard to explain, but the second someone says, 'You *have* to eat this,' all bets are off.) Their prices were lower than some of the other facilities, their philosophy fit better with what I thought I needed, etc.
And truly, Tyger, Raven's given you some really good advice. You can take a leave of absence for health problems like this, surely? And don't worry about what the long term effects of that leave might do to your career -- because dying has a bad effect on careers, too, and being too sick to care properly for your patients would be a Very Bad Thing, especially because when you're starving, you really don't know how messed up your thinking is.
Hope that helps. Something Fishy should have info on scholarships, if you need to find on. Good luck.
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