Moravinn

Hello Commander, my question as more than likely been asked a lot but given the advancement of the private sector in relation to space travel, when do you think people will be able to go to space or at least orbit earth and it not be just for the rich or people with connections. Like when do you think a regular guy like me will be able to save up and afford a trip like a hotel stay for a few days?

I'm more than likely late for this but I live in Michigan and have a story which will lead to my question. Back in 2016 I went through a extremely bad patch, long story short my whole life; job, relationship housing just everything went BOOM. I was starting a new job one that I was excited for but I knew that I needed help I called multiple services and they all asked the same thing more or less if I was going to harm myself, I had no inclination to hurt myself but I needed help sooner rather than later. It felt that the only options were to either commit myself which I felt would have made things worse ie. losing new job and what little pieces of my life I was putting back together or waiting weeks to get a refferal. Neither I felt I could do.

Now for my question, What are some options that someone like me from a rural county to get help without having to do something drastic and lose my freedoms and possibly have that mark on my record but still get some form of help privately and without having to upend whatever steps I've been taking to try and move forward?

I honestly don't mean this to sound jaded or mean spirited but the first week after everything went kablooey the only thing I could do was talk to friends and most of them didn't have any experience of what I was going through and I could have really used the help of council or a psychologist. I am glad that you are bringing this issue to the forefront though!

Thank you for that info but where I live the options are limited and I had already contacted my PCP in hopes that I would have been given the help but I would have had to wait around 2 months just to see my doc. I called every office and hospital even in the surrounding counties and all said to go to ER to get put on a "hold" and going back to what I said at that point it wasn't a viable option. Yes I would have gotten help but also after that would have been farther back than when I started, I didn't have family near me to stay and friends were having families of their own so I had to work otherwise I would be on the street and the job I would have lost would not have waited for little old me. Thank you for your comment and I really hope it helps someone else out there.

As for me though I managed to push through it and have been doing ok for the last couple of years. But keep pushing! This is a issue that shouldn't be swept under the rug.