Help Rachel Stay in Treatment to Advance her Mental Health

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I've been struggling with mental health for as long as I can remember, and I'm 29 years old. I've never been in a position where I was ready to get treatment and also wanted treatment. I've also hit a point in treatment where I am very excited to learn about myself and keep this healing process going. It is 22,500 dollars in total for a month to be in my PHP treatment where I currently work on trauma, anxiety, depression, learning more about BPD, PTSD, and other things I struggle with. I've been in a Menninger program in Houston, Texas since May 8th, 2024. So, I've spent six months so far on my own in Texas, away from my family, in order to get the help I needed. When I first got there, I thought one or two months in inpatient care would 'fix me.' When that moment came and I realized how much work I needed to put in to be able to learn and heal and get back to living life, I became more invested in treatment than I had before. I didn't know how hard and sometimes sad and exhausting this would be. But most importantly, I am putting in the work needed to start becoming who I'm supposed to be. I don't want to be myself in the past or what other people think I should be. I want to learn truly who Rachel is. When something happens that I have always mentally been uncomfortable with, I see it as a reason not to be ashamed about it but glad I can notice those things. Then, being at Menninger that day, I have a clinician who can help. There is so much I've been doing and working on, and unfortunately, I don't have any more money for treatment. I don't feel ready, even though I know that's a common feeling, but I'm worried about my emotional safety and if I'll be able to learn more at home than I could here at Menninger. I'm very lucky to have a loving family and parents who want to invest in me and my future. But they can no longer gain access to money to help me finish my journey. I don't want them going broke, not being able to take care of themselves, and have it so when I do come home, it's a safe and comfortable place for me to readjust to being back in Washington. If 6,000 dollars is raised, I will be able to stay till the 17th of December. And if I was able to raise the 6,000 and then 22,500 dollars, I could stay until January 14th, 2025. I would feel better and more confident about my journey home, especially if I could stay till January. My mental health and the health of my family are very important, so if I don't raise enough in time to stay, that money would be very appreciated not just by me but also by my parents, who can start repaying what they have borrowed and thankfully were able to access. We have spent just as much or more than a regular college degree. I just would be so thankful to receive whatever I can, so I can stay or my parents get help with money. Right now feels like such a critical part of my journey to health and happiness. Thank you for any help in supporting my mental health. I will always be grateful.