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In the USA, this is used by irreputable mental “hospitals”. I found out to my horror after I started trying to understand how places get away with abusing patients and don’t end up losing their licenses. The basic pattern is that a PE, or Private Equity (aka investment firm) that buys most of, or all of, an existing company
PE firm creates shell companies around the treatment facility, and since they have a controlling interest they can instruct/incentivize hospital executive management to cut costs to the bone, which they do at the expense of patients’ quality of care.
Most patients who end up inpatient are already disabled enough that they don’t understand their rights and are unable to advocate for themselves. So when they are neglected to the point that they are literally being left to sit in their own feces - the facility gets away with it until another pt says this is not right and calls law enforcement out of desperation.
The state only does an investigation if there is loss of life or limb, but pt rights violations are just a slap on the wrist, so the facility has no financial incentive to resolve these issues. Eventually the facility gets hit with enough violations to lose their license.
Next, the PE firm simply dissolves the medical entity and stiff arms any claims, civil or legal (in the US, you can form a subsidiary as a limited liability corporation (LLC), which means they can declare bankruptcy and dissolve, leaving all unsecured debts to vanish into oblivion.
Once this is done, PE firm creates a new company with the same staff and a new license. The cycle repeats from there. The problem is that MH is still very stigmatized in the US system, so the patients have only themselves to advocate for them, and even if they can afford a lawyer, the firm has far more expensive lawyers who know exactly how to exploit legal loopholes, which is the entire job they do all day.
Ultimately the investors pull down absurd profits because they are charging for services they don’t supply while the insurance company is none the wiser.
This isn’t yet happening with the facility that abused me, but it’s not unheard of in my state.
PE firm creates shell companies around the treatment facility, and since they have a controlling interest they can instruct/incentivize hospital executive management to cut costs to the bone, which they do at the expense of patients’ quality of care.
Most patients who end up inpatient are already disabled enough that they don’t understand their rights and are unable to advocate for themselves. So when they are neglected to the point that they are literally being left to sit in their own feces - the facility gets away with it until another pt says this is not right and calls law enforcement out of desperation.
The state only does an investigation if there is loss of life or limb, but pt rights violations are just a slap on the wrist, so the facility has no financial incentive to resolve these issues. Eventually the facility gets hit with enough violations to lose their license.
Next, the PE firm simply dissolves the medical entity and stiff arms any claims, civil or legal (in the US, you can form a subsidiary as a limited liability corporation (LLC), which means they can declare bankruptcy and dissolve, leaving all unsecured debts to vanish into oblivion.
Once this is done, PE firm creates a new company with the same staff and a new license. The cycle repeats from there. The problem is that MH is still very stigmatized in the US system, so the patients have only themselves to advocate for them, and even if they can afford a lawyer, the firm has far more expensive lawyers who know exactly how to exploit legal loopholes, which is the entire job they do all day.
Ultimately the investors pull down absurd profits because they are charging for services they don’t supply while the insurance company is none the wiser.
This isn’t yet happening with the facility that abused me, but it’s not unheard of in my state.
I’m not doing great but I did 4 hours of meditation and I calmed down enough to be able to function as if I’m not facing intrusive thoughts that are trying to kill me. I walked in under the emotional weather equivalent of a tornado warning, and now it’s just a thunderstorm with a lot of wind.
I’m still having the intrusive thoughts, but I have gotten them out of my working memory such that I can carry on a perfunctory conversation. I’m done at the meditation center but I’m going to try to do things that are absorbing and hopefully keep my progress going.
I’m still having the intrusive thoughts, but I have gotten them out of my working memory such that I can carry on a perfunctory conversation. I’m done at the meditation center but I’m going to try to do things that are absorbing and hopefully keep my progress going.
It seems the Lord has set me apart from my family possibly because they act like they want no part of what I am doing when I read and study the Bible or pray or just spend time building a relationship with the Lord. And the worst part is they interrupt me constantly, as if I'm not doing anything of value. Though, I admit I am incredibly grateful to have been set apart. Often times, we can't even relate to one another because we think so differently. When I am reading the Bible, I usually get criticism of some kind. When I study, it's important to me because I'm spending time with The Lord, I'm listening for the wisdom of The Holy Spirit to guide me, I'm praying.
And they say things like, "Well, that can wait". And I said "well, so can you" in response to my brother and he got instantly upset because I put God first. Like, what do you expect? You come in here and tell me to basically stop what I'm doing and pay attention to you. And this isn't the first time. He does it often because he doesn't understand the concept of: God first, family second. Like, in all seriousness, do you honestly think I would say to The Almighty God "Excuse me, please, my brother is now ready to speak to me, so can You just hold on for a while?" Like, are you insane? Our God is a consuming fire. Would you like to be consumed by holy fire for profaning His holy Name due to your ignorance and arrogance? I'm sure you wouldn't. So fear the Lord. This is not a joke. Seriously. What am I going to do with you people (my family)?
And they say things like, "Well, that can wait". And I said "well, so can you" in response to my brother and he got instantly upset because I put God first. Like, what do you expect? You come in here and tell me to basically stop what I'm doing and pay attention to you. And this isn't the first time. He does it often because he doesn't understand the concept of: God first, family second. Like, in all seriousness, do you honestly think I would say to The Almighty God "Excuse me, please, my brother is now ready to speak to me, so can You just hold on for a while?" Like, are you insane? Our God is a consuming fire. Would you like to be consumed by holy fire for profaning His holy Name due to your ignorance and arrogance? I'm sure you wouldn't. So fear the Lord. This is not a joke. Seriously. What am I going to do with you people (my family)?
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i'm sorry he treats you so poorly. is it possible to move back to your original country ?
mike....
mike....
I was reading The House by Bentley Little, and I knew he uses these extremely vile themes in his works, but I have this thing for horror novels and wanted to read it anyway. Well, when I reached a certain part involving a little girl and a grown woman....I won't even say what happened because it's an abomination, but I'm sure you all can imagine what it might have been. I reached that part and I was instantly convicted by the Holy Spirit, like "Do NOT read this trash. Can't you see how abhorrent this is?" I was like, "Yeah...I can't read this." Hallelujah for the Lord transforming my mind into something better than it was. Amen.
Physically I feel really good today. I got just over 7 hours of sleep and I feel rested. Inside my mind, though, is much more dangerous. The thoughts that say that I am doomed to end up homeless are as loud as ever.
The critical voices inside me that are an amalgam of all the hostile authority figures in my childhood are gloating and goading me to commit suicide. Many recurring themes of, “just fking kill yourself already,” or, “you worthless POS, do you really think you can even take care of yourself?”
Well, that’s all just noise. It’s harder to tune out because it’s inside my head, but I have tools to work with this. I’m not saying it’s easy; they are called tools because they are for doing work. I hate work.
But that’s still okay. Some people have diabetes and have to take insulin and monitor glucose all day. Some people have MS and can’t even get around. I’m severely depressed and I have to do the things to keep it from snowballing into a suicidal crisis. I don’t want to do it, but I can do it. The important thing is that I don’t give in to despair and give up.
The critical voices inside me that are an amalgam of all the hostile authority figures in my childhood are gloating and goading me to commit suicide. Many recurring themes of, “just fking kill yourself already,” or, “you worthless POS, do you really think you can even take care of yourself?”
Well, that’s all just noise. It’s harder to tune out because it’s inside my head, but I have tools to work with this. I’m not saying it’s easy; they are called tools because they are for doing work. I hate work.
But that’s still okay. Some people have diabetes and have to take insulin and monitor glucose all day. Some people have MS and can’t even get around. I’m severely depressed and I have to do the things to keep it from snowballing into a suicidal crisis. I don’t want to do it, but I can do it. The important thing is that I don’t give in to despair and give up.