{"id":19431,"date":"2025-08-28T07:52:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T12:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/?p=19431"},"modified":"2025-08-27T23:09:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T04:09:37","slug":"sharing-opinion-mental-health-support-saved-my-life-but-what-if-id-had-to-wait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/2025\/08\/28\/sharing-opinion-mental-health-support-saved-my-life-but-what-if-id-had-to-wait\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharing &#8211; Opinion: Mental health support saved my life. But what if I\u2019d had to wait?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:27,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.ctinsider.com\\\/opinion\\\/article\\\/mental-health-ct-norwalk-20959431.php&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250924210913\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.ctinsider.com\\\/opinion\\\/article\\\/mental-health-ct-norwalk-20959431.php&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-01 01:55:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-24 13:36:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-06 08:54:01&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-18 03:23:30&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-15 00:10:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-27 00:10:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-27 00:10:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Similar to what Marissa wrote, I&#8217;ve had this same thought myself many times:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I\u2019ve often thought about how different my story could have been if I hadn\u2019t had that support \u2014 if I\u2019d been forced to wait, or if care had been out of reach.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctinsider.com\/opinion\/article\/mental-health-ct-norwalk-20959431.php\">https:\/\/www.ctinsider.com\/opinion\/article\/mental-health-ct-norwalk-20959431.php<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have told my story many times over. Not just the abuse I suffered as a child, or the depression I dealt with as a teen and young adult, but also my path to healing and recovery. That path included many advantages that other survivors do not have. I had parents to provide a roof over my head while I was unable to work. I had insurance coverage that made therapy available, including some rather intense weeks of daily appointments to check in for neurofeedback sessions, and a brother who worked in the field to help me figure out how to keep that coverage. I had people step up and help me get off the streets when I was at my worst. I had a friend who was a doctor who could pull strings to get me where I needed to be after my first fuque incident. I had a boss who supported me and made all the necessary accommodations to help me continue working and getting paid until I could no longer do so.<\/p>\n<p>At any point in that journey, through all the ups and downs, not having support and access to a resource may have meant the difference between my healing and my not being here to type these words.<\/p>\n<p>I think about that a lot, too. I think about how many unknown people have been lost who didn&#8217;t have that one connection or access to that one resource that could have helped them keep going. It&#8217;s a haunting thought. It&#8217;s a thought that motivates me to keep speaking and expect better from our society.<\/p>\n<p>To go back to the post above, I&#8217;ll give Marissa the last word:<\/p>\n<div class=\"r1udwkp5 d1uy5mhj articleBody mb32\" data-block-type=\"text\" data-dropcap=\"false\">\n<blockquote><p>I survived because I didn\u2019t have to wait. Because I had people who carried me until I could stand on my own. That shouldn\u2019t be rare. That should be the standard.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"r1udwkp5 d1uy5mhj articleBody mb32\" data-block-type=\"text\" data-dropcap=\"false\">\n<p>No one should have to suffer in silence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"r1udwkp5 d1uy5mhj articleBody mb32\" data-block-type=\"text\" data-dropcap=\"false\">\n<p>Healing shouldn\u2019t be determined by your ZIP code.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"r1udwkp5 d1uy5mhj articleBody mb32\" data-block-type=\"text\" data-dropcap=\"false\">\n<p>Luck shouldn\u2019t determine who gets help.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"r1udwkp5 d1uy5mhj articleBody mb32\" data-block-type=\"text\" data-dropcap=\"false\">\n<blockquote><p>Access to timely quality mental health support saves lives \u2014 it saved mine.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mine too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"syndication-links\"><\/div><span class=\"kt-load-after-post\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At any point in that journey, through all the ups and downs, not having support and access to a resource may have meant the difference between my healing and my not being here to type these words.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I think about that a lot, too. 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