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Why can drunks and junkies always get help, but I can't?
I have suffered from bipolar disorder for almost thirty years, and I feel that I need to be in a long-term treatment program if I am ever to resolve the longstanding problems I experience. I take my medications religiously, because I both function better when I take them and I have very minimal side effects. I don't use my bipolar as an excuse for obnoxious behavior, and when I make mistakes I take responsibility for them. Right now I am reasonably stable, for me anyway, but I know that the problems I keep hidden will resurface soon enough, and when they do, I want to be able to properly handle them.
I have looked into several facilities, and am always asked if I drink or abuse drugs. Several facilities have told me that because I don't have a substance abuse problem, they are unwilling or unable to help me. What the hell? Every drunkard and every junkie I've ever known CHOSE to start drinking or start using drugs. I understand that most of them are good people who need help too, but I can't understand why they can get help they need, while I am left unable to get any assistance for a medical illness I never chose to bear.
1 Answer
- On A JourneyLv 77 years ago
It could be the type of facilities that you're looking into? Depending on the facility, they may have a very specific mandate and it could be that their funding depends on it. So maybe their funders will only fund programs that deal with addiction issues or people with a dual diagnosis. Have you spoken with your doc/psychiatrist about possible referral options? They may know of a better direction to steer you in.
