I’m sharing an actual recent peer-to-peer call that shows what physicians and patients face when trying to get a surgery approved. This call felt as absurd as it sounds. The peer-to-peer call was to advocate for surgery to prevent and treat lymphedema for a patient with breast

“Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn’t matter.” — Martin Seligman

And yet some people will still insist that ADHD is a “made-up” diagnosis.

This is the how health insurers deny medical care. But for mental health, it’s worse. And if they do approve psychotherapy, they often reimburse so little that it’s unsustainable. I saw a post by someone asking why they can’t find a competent in-network therapist. This is why.