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Psychological assessment?

  • 23-03-2012 01:12PM
    #1
    LegacyUser
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    Hi,

    Just to give a quick background to my story. I was quite badly abused and bullied as a young child and young teenager today find myself in a pretty sad situation. I am unemployed and in my late twenties, I have no friends, relationships or social life and am a pretty typical loner.

    I decided to confront the issues of my past which are holding me back and recently saw a counselor privately for two sessions on the advice of my GP costing me €120 (2 x €60). My counselor has referred me on for a Psychological assessment and I made contact with him and discovered that I will have to wait until the end of June and it will cost €500. I literally don't have €500 and I can't afford it without sacrificing sharply for a few months, further compounding my misery.

    My counselor has found I am not depressed or suffering from any mental illness and I consider myself to be a normal enough type of person except for having no friends, job or qualifications to lead me into employment. Having this lack of employment has had an awful effect on me and I feel quite worthless (albeit not in a suicidal type of way). I feel my life has been wasted due to what was done to me as a child. I care for one thing in life only and that is Money as it gives me freedom, living on the dole you can imagine how unhappy this makes me!

    I was psychologically assessed twice previously both as a child at the height of the abuse and again as teenager over my refusal to attend school as I was abused in school. This was only a decade ago and I am still suffering the consequences of this.

    I have a full Medical Card and wonder could I get the state to pay for this?


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