Posted by phazedout on October 26, 2003, at 13:12:10
In reply to Re: How's This for Therapeutic a Experience » phazedout, posted by judy1 on October 26, 2003, at 13:00:23
I think I must have some 'obsessive' component to me (or masochistic) :-)
In GB we don't really have insurance or rather we pay National Insurance (through our pay packet) that funds the NHS. Most therapy is delivered through the NHS and unfortunately consecutive governements have seen fit to starve it of the proper funds! There are types of private insurance over here but I doubt VERY MUCH that they would include any long term or intensive psychotherapeutic allowances. So really the most of us are dependent upon the pitiful state provision (not that it should be pitiful as the gross budget for the NHS runs into the £ Billions and national insurance contributions are even more). It would seem funds are diverted in central governement and thus we never know where our money is going.
I do have a real problem with the fact that GB is still STUCK in the Medical Model and even in the 21st century psychotherapeutic approaches are seen as somehow 'alternative' and 'hippieish'. Even getting the therapy requires fighting your way through a barrage of drugs and offers of 'in-patient' stays in psychiatric units. Over here it is definitely a case of 'aleviating symptoms' rather than trying to find a 'talking cure'. In fact, really worrying, the trend is to go toward CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) as a cheap and short intervention with the EXPRESS desire of making people MORE compliant with their medication regimes!!!!!
Its enough to drive you bonkers rofl rofl rofl. As for humour, well yes I think any Brit needs a good sense of humour to survive.
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