What most people who read my blog, and honestly most people who know me, don't know, is that I live in an incredible amount of pain. Every day. I can't say every second of the day, but a lot of the time. And it's not just one part of my body that hurts, but many different places. Yes, I have the points that are especially problematic and most likely to hurt, but in general, I just hurt. A lot.
In addition to that, I deal with significant mental health issues. I have written before on my blog about my mental health issues, even though at first I didn't share anything, but I'm really glad I did. But I'm not sure how much people know about how much my mental health issues affect my life and what types of treatment I need. (I'm stable, that isn't the issue...)
Between my physical health and my mental health, I spend a lot of money on my medical care. Add to that what I spend on my kids and their mental health, well, it adds up to quite a lot.
Oh, I forgot to mention that I have national insurance that rarely has copays, and covers all these treatments, and I go privately and pay out of pocket instead.
I've had friends approach me and tell me listen, you don't have so much money, and you have insurance, why do you pay privately for these things? Go with what the insurance has available. They have good practitioners.
The thing is... I've thought about this. Why do I pay privately if I can get things through the insurance company?