Made an appointment with a shrink, should I charge the military?

[Mari333]

I know its going to cost 100 dollars or more an hour, but I am up to my eyeballs in stress. With my husband freaking out all day, tired and scared for his son in Baghdad, with my other sons who are having panic attacks where they live in Hawaii, both of them calling me day and night freaking out over Michael in Baghdad and their own problems, and my own concerns for ALL of them, our family is about at the breaking point.
I can do so much.
I think maybe its time for me to charge the military industrial complex for putting us all through this crap.
If I have to go see a psychiatrist to gain some helpful insights into how to cope thru this, I figure I deserve some reimbursement for the stress this fake war has caused my whole family.
Too bad I dont have health insurance that will cover psychiatrists office.
But its that, or Ill end up in the loony bin.
I could send the bill to the Pentagon
think they will pay it?

[Turbineguy]

1. Send the bill to The RNC

They are in charge of this mess.

[VolcanoJen]

2. Send the bill directly to Dick 'n Lynne.

With that phatty tax cut, the least they could do is pay your psych bills, Mari. :-(

[Mari333]

5. Hey thats a good idea and Ill try and get some press for it

send them the bill with a letter explaining that they should be paying for the hell my family is going thru..in fact, all the military families and every family in this nation to send all their medical bills to the RNC and tell them, its your president, your policies that did this to us, you pay it.

[MissB]

3. No idea

But I hope you find some relief from the stress.

[gottaB]

4. I feel for you, Marie

listen to music

Maybe some good rock steady

[Mari333]

6. If things dont improve Ill just go to the ER and sign myself in

and get some TLC , at least the insurance pays for that.
Im just trying to decide if the bill should be sent straight to the Pentagon, the RNC, or the White House.
=)

[nostamj]

8. send it in triplicate!

and bcc babs bush

she is the foul pool from which the evil spawn emerged.

maybe a little laugh here:

THE SPAWN OF BARBARA
(To the tune of “This Joint Is Jumping”)

THEY PLAN GLOBAL EXPANSION BUT IN A FAMILY WAY
THEY’RE CHUMMY WITH THE SAUDIS AND PALS OF KENNY LAY
TO SAY THAT THEY ARE SHADY UNDERSTATES THE CASE
THIS DYNASTY IS SO NASTYTHEY’RE A NATIONAL DISGRACE!
(“You’ve been warned!”)

THE SPAWN OF BARBARA!
SHOULD TERRIFY YA
MARVIN JEBBY NEIL AND GEORGE
I FEAR THE SPAWN OF BARBARA

THEY’RE CORPORATE CROOKS, WHO
ALL COOK THE BOOKS, TOO
POPPY’S BROOD
IS MORE THAN RUDE
I FEAR THE SPAWN OF BARBARA

THEIR COMPASSION IS A POSE
AND THEY DON’T CARE WHAT YOU THINK
SCRATCH ANY SCANDAL AND YOUR NOSE
WILL GET A WHIFF OF BUSH-STINK

FROM JEB’S DECEPTION
IN THAT ELECTION
MARVIN’S SCORES
AND NEIL’S WHORES
I FEAR THE SPAWN OF BARBARA

THE SPAWN OF BARBARA!
SHOULD TERRIFY YA
HER FIRST BORN DESERVES THE SCORN
I FEAR THE SPAWN OF BARBARA

EACH GENERATION...
DEGENERATION
BOOZE AND PILLS,
THEY FLAUNT THEIR ILLS
THIS IS ONE GRAND ‘MUTHA’

PRESCOTT’S EVIL NAZI TIES
WERE ONLY THE BEGINNING
PEOPLE DIE WHEN DUB’YA LIES--
OH, LOOK! GEORGE ORWELL’S SPINNING!

THEIR THIRST FOR POWER
GROWS EVERY HOUR
MARVIN JEBBY NEIL AND GEORGE
I FEAR THE SPAWN OF BARBARA
(“Don’t forget to vote, no no no........!”)

Lyric Parody Copyright 2004 by Jeff Matson
All Rights Reserved.
From: THE QUESTION W REVUE... an evening of political cabaret

[stellanoir]

10. Mari 333,

I've been reading your posts for quite some time and have been very moved by your plight. I've a soon to be 13 year old boy and I adore him and all of his friends. I fear the reinstatement of the draft for these kids and have been obsessingly writing e-mails to every politician, pundit and plutocrat I can think of for well over a year regarding BBV's to hopefully rectify this wohful situation.

I've been a counselor for well over twenty years. Please be careful with shrinks. Some just want to medicate. You have a very valid reason for stress and that should not be mollified by medication. You don't want to have your protective impulses inhibited. That will disable you when Michael needs you to be clear. Rely upon friends and everyone here and when you feel especially fearful, visualize him returning back to you healthy and whole. That is the best magic you can do right now. I'm praying for him as well. Bless you dear.

[loftycity]

7. Mari IMHO

Some books out there are really, really very good and much more up to date than the doctors office.
You don't need anything more to think about and that sounds like thats the problem. Your brain can just handle so much and you will crack from the stress. Plus you are getting everyone else's stress to take on.Power of Now is a great book by Eckhart Tolle. Keeps you in the present. Start any place in the book and he has wisdom about stress. He eclipses some highly touted authors with his simplicity.

[Mari333]

11. thanks Ill look for it online

yep yep need some destressin time and more tools to learn how to cope thru this

[yella_dawg]

9. I was serious the other day

Xanax is the lesser of several evils. It sounds like you're running pretty close to the edge. For damned good reason. You'll function better for those around you if you're in a drug induced fog too. I'm not being facetious. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do, and this isn't a good time to pop, for several reasons. Xanax has ugly consequences, but they can be managed. And far more importantly at this point, Xanax has considerable benefits.

Eat the pills. The addiction isn't that hard to break, once the stress eases.

[9215]

12. One thing that has always helped me is exercise.

Thirty years ago when I was in the Navy I used to run on the flightdeck and have always kept an exercising routine (more or less) since.

But all you need to do is take a brisk walk, preferably in a quiet natural environment, for a half-hour or so. It really helps to reduce stress as well as improve your health. Ideally find a fitness place near your home and sign up. That way the weather won't stop you.

We're pulling for you here at DU Mari.

:hi:

[HFishbine]

13. Perhaps

try contacting your local Red Cross. They are helping military families: http://www.redcross.org/article/0,1072,0_312_2354,00.html