Imagine going to the doctor one day for an illness that started off pretty mild, manageable but eventually became unbearable, a pain in your stomach, or rapid heartbeats or headaches that turned into a cancer diagnosis.
Imagine going to the doctor and being told your insurance doesn’t cover that type of cancer or recognize the severity. Imagine never having your mental health validated or recognized by the health system and insurance companies.
This is what it feels like to live every day with varying mental illnesses, but never receiving recognition or treatment because they aren’t equivalent to physical health.
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