I was recently talking to one of my students who moved to NYC and was complaining he couldn’t find a 2 bedroom for under $8,000 a month in Manhattan. This led me to look up prices of psychiatrists and the prices look absolutely insane. Many doctors charge $400 or $500 for 45 minute sessions and don’t take insurance.
How can the common man afford to live in NYC anyway?
You live in Queens, Bronx, Brooklyn and other boroughs and commute by train. It runs 24/7
When I was living in NY in 2011, my condo was paid for by my company. It was a 1-bedroom in the times square area and cost $5000 a month. If you want to live in Manhattan you need a good job. But I wasn’t able to cope with the stress and had my first psychosis. Sucks.
I used to pay that much. Once I remember I called a psychiatrist and he said he charges 1400 dollars for a session. Insane.
And, the psychiatrists are not necessarily high quality. The one I was seeing said that Ziprasidone rarely works. For three years he didn’t prescribe me Ziprasidone, and I was in psychosis/mania. Then I started it myself and now I am symptom free.
From what I understand Brooklyn is not cheap by any means. I’m not sure about the other boroughs.
Yeah… but it really depends on where in Brooklyn I suppose. I lived in Astoria, queens I paid 600$… but I did have room mates
do you live in belgium now? or still abroad?
I live now in Leuven, Belgium. I came back after my first psychosis from NY to Brussels and when I went on disability I moved back to my hometown Leuven.
ah yea cool =)
Leuven is a nice city.
Do you live there by yourself? or with family?
Come to Canada, healthcare is free 
I live with my dad in the city center in a 2-bedroom apartment. It feels like home.
lol i don’t think canada wants me =p
I got nothing to offer =(
ah really nice =D
Good to feel at home.
Only place i never felt at home was in London.
Did you live in London? I was one month in London for my induction program.
i lived there for like 8 months but then went back to South Korea for 3 months and since then back at home in Belgium. London was terrible for me…
Did you like London?
I was staying in South Kensington and had a long commute to Canary Wharf each morning. In the heat of June glued to the window in the tube. I hate London public transport. But some things are Nice. Like the buildings, Parks, museums,…
I also lived 8 months in Geneva and 1 year in Singapore. I got to travel quit a lot when I was younger. But I started corporate international life at age 21. I was too young and too sensitive for that world.
I once visited Niagara Falls. Both the American and Canadian side. Loved it!
yea i traveled for a while too when i was getting really sick… i have some good thoughts of it but i was getting breakthrough symptoms and that made things hard. I really liked it in Busan… but now i’m good at my home in the north of Antwerp.
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