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I am SO upset **maybe trig?**

Posted by raisinb on June 12, 2008, at 13:51:59

So, last night I got home from a week out of town to find a bill from my therapist.

Several weeks ago, when I had my bad breakdown, I had a phone conversation (well, more like fight) with her. After about 25 minutes, she said she had to go, and hung up on me.

She billed my insurance for that phone conversation, and her practice sent me a bill for the copay.

My therapist has NEVER billed me for phone calls before--I'd always assumed that if I called frequently, or excessively, she'd have to start, but I never do that. In fact, that night was the first time I'd asked to talk to her on the phone in over six months. Nevertheless, she's never even hinted that she'd be charging for phone calls, especially not ones that last 25 minutes. In fact, I didn't want to be needy and call--SHE was the one who kept urging me to call her between sessions!

After she hung up on me that night, I took in the vicinity of 20 pills--sleeping pills and Vicodin--and a whole bottle of wine. I was pretty messed up for a couple of days, and I am scared when I think about it. And she has the nerve to bill me for it!

Well, I was livid, and I called her last night. She called me back and said that, technically, the insurance permitted billing for any call 30 minutes or over, so that charge would stand. This is the first time in three years that I've heard of this (not to mention, that call wasn't 30 minutes I am positive).

I was very angry and left her a couple messages telling her exactly how I felt--that if she was going to change policies like this, it needed discussion, so I could know before I made calls like that. It was late at night by then, but I had to express how I felt.

She never even called me back--which has never happened. She always calls me right back, especially when I am angry or upset with her.

It is hard not to feel like I am being punished.

I am so upset, I alternate between rage and crying, I just can't seem to get past this.


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