A panic attack, anger, ANY intense emotion is likely to cause your blood pressure to go up.

The information the previous poster Betteroff... gave is very good. Your pediatrician and the hospital where you went today already have your parent's insurance information, and so does the therapist you saw before. They want to see the card every time, but that's just for their records and to make sure there are no changes. They can keep billing from the information they have on file.

yea i go to my doc by myself, for therapy they dnt ask for the card wen i go but my dad was saying how its limited how much they cover, and im like why des he care he doesnt even believe in therapy so its not like hes going and im just soo fed up with everyone! my brother too and since i cant feel my right side i might as well cut, just to see that i cause damage and have control, it wont make a difference

Did they have you lie down when you got your BP taken?

If you have a history of panic attacks they should have taken proper steps to get a more accurate BP.

*lay*

not lie...lol

no, i didnt tell them i get panic attacks, but she askd if i was stressed and i told her yea

voodoo shiite? well ffs!

yea, im just soo tired of me not being taken seriously...like wen i told my dad that smetimes wen i rly wanna cut the vices wont leave me alne nd he was like that neabs ur possessed

omg..so he thinks yu need an exorcism or something along those lines, not Therapy and meds?

no they just dont take me seriusly, they think im playing games, makes me sad alot and i just wanna live with another fam...and wen my mom has smething like gas it has to be something serius but wen the right side f my body goes numb its nthing

huni, I know this sounds really harsh, but yu need to just take it upon yurself to go get the help yu need regardless....screw yur family, that's so not compassionate and careing since yu are their daughter...forgive me but please, just go and find the help yu need, forget about them xx hugz xx

Some of your dad's comments (and I don't agree with him as a parent, but as a person struggling to make ends meet for a family I do understand) may be reflective of one of the unfortunate circumstances of our messed-up health care system. Many times "mental health services" are limited to 10 or 20 visits per year, or perhaps 30 "lifetime" days of inpatient care. Some insurance companies do not cover things like partial hospitalizations. Other plans have a co-pay of $10 or $15 per visit for your primary care provider, but co-pays of $25 or $50 for specialists such as psychiatrists or neurologists. Some plans pay 80% of doctor and hospital charges for "physical" illnesses, but only pay 50% for "mental" health services. As those we have a choice about having mental problems or that treatment for mental problems is "elective."

The numbness you're having really needs to be evaluated. It certainly may be a manifestation of anxiety, stress, and suppressed rage at not being listened to or taken seriously. All that anger and hurt has to go someone. If it can't come out in a therapist's office,it's going to come out in your own body. I know that my physical pain increases exponentially when I am upset or frustrated.

Please don't hurt yourself. That will not make anything better.

If your father is genuinely concerned about paying for medical care, he might want to look into the CHIP program (Children's Health Insurance Program) in New Jersey. The income guidelines are very generous and the coverage in most states is better than typical private plans.

i have a therapist but my dad is cutting that off , i havent seen her since may and and he said hw he hate how shes younger than him but he always havent to justify his actions and how i tlk about him, so if i g by myself to therapy my dad could find out and ill prob be in lockdown again or something i could go to my doc by myself tho, cuz i live with my dad and i always have to ask for permission so im scared wat will happen if i dont....i had a neighbor that i went to to tlk and she could be my mom so it wasnt like i was going partying or something and shes 3 doors down and i didnt ask for permission and he banned me from going there

could yu live with her? think she might help yu out? knowing how yur dad is, would yu feel too guilty if yu just didit and then explained later?

ive been asking t live with ehr since 4th grd and am always being blwn off now i get well u only have a yr and a 1/2 left so blah blah blah!! id bee too nervus and scared lol i always feeel like that st home....

and debah ur right about the money and stuff but i dont think thats it, he just hates how i tlk about him thats why i cant tlk or go to my neighbors house anymre

Did the therapist tell your dad what you were talking about in therapy?