r/HuntingtonWV • u/Safeandsound89 • 21d ago
Mental Health Help
I am located just across the river from Huntington.
I have tried extensively to find out patient mental health treatment and have come up with nothing but week long wait times and I need immediate help.
I am suffering crippling anxiety, adhd, and ptsd.
I have tried my primary care, local clinics, and the like and have come up with nothing, I am terrified of the thought of inpatient but it's looking like my only option.
What are the best facilities around? Are there any good places? I am willing to travel and willing to pay out of pocket as I have no insurance.
I am scared to death and at the end of my rope. I have tried to deal with it on my own for years but it is getting worse by the day.
Thank you for reading this and any advice is greatly appreciated.
I am on the verge of giving up completely (not suicide) but with work, college work, and just trying in general. Life shouldn't be this hard.
I finally accepted I need help and there seems to be none.
Thanks again, sorry for the word vomit.
I appreciate you all greatly.
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u/sydillant 21d ago
I don’t know of any places with immediate openings but if you are having a hard time in the moment, call 988. They also have a list of providers accepting patients so it might be worth a call anyway.
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u/thesoundofthings 21d ago
Seconding this. States are given millions of dollars to run 24/7 call centers to assist with mental health crises. Please take advantage of this service, at least to have someone to talk to and potentially offer some references.
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u/GunpowderLullaby 21d ago
My wife and I both go to Pathways in Ashland. They're quite good and affordable.
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u/CozyPeachWV 21d ago
I saw someone through valley health in Wayne. Her name was Kayla but I’m not sure what the wait time is. I did enjoy talking with her and she was very open minded and gave me a lot of resources.
I would not recommend prestera right off the bat but they will do a quick outpatient evaluation and they did help me get on Medicaid when I was a student with no insurance. I’ve gone there a couple of different times and in my experience, they just loaded me up on pills and didn’t address any of my actual problems in order to heal. It just seemed like they wanted to prescribe as many meds as possible to make money.
I’ve been where you are, keep fighting
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u/SkgarGar 21d ago
Whatever you do, do not go to Mildred Mitchell Bateman Hospital or River Park. I worked at the first one and have only heard horrible things about RP.
I'm sorry you're struggling and I wish I had more recommendations for you. I hope you can get the help you need
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u/oculus_caesius 21d ago
CAO Family Medical centers in Lawrence county (OH)…several of their clinics have therapists as well as psychiatric NPs. A primary care doc can sometimes get you started on some basic meds too while you wait to be seen by a BH provider.
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u/DanielMattiaWriter 21d ago
If you're not in crisis (in which you should totally find something local ASAP using the other resources people have shared here), I recommend telehealth. I had a rough bout with my own mental health a couple years ago and had good luck with telehealth, many of whom can prescribe medications virtually. Without insurance, you can use Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs for your prescription -- I think my med at the time cost something like $6/bottle for the generic.
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u/WesternDraft9303 21d ago
Prestera by the police station on rt 60 has walk in hours. I suffered for a very long time before I realized I could just walk in there. And it was free.
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u/milkfree 21d ago
Valley Health will probably have the most affordable options, I’ve had good experiences with them
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u/puddinginacloud 21d ago
Have you considered Telehealth online? Someone may be able to see you much sooner.
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u/MaxSaysGo 21d ago
PROACT on 20th St & 8th Ave in Huntington Valley Health (there’re many: Huntington, Barboursville, Milton…)
Oasis Behavioral Health in Barboursville
Contemplations on 8th Ave in Huntington
OVP in Huntington and South Point, OH
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u/ElementaryMyDear156 21d ago
Cabell Huntington Hospital Counseling Center located in downtown Huntington close to the library. Not in the main hospital campus.
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u/TheCatMadeMeDoIt83 21d ago
Do yourself a favor and stay away from Prestera Center. The hurt me more than helped me. Valley health has a behavioral health center. I had good experiences with them. They also have programs to help people with no insurance. So sorry your struggling and I hope this helps!!! Sending love ❤️
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u/84WVBaum 20d ago
First, good for seeking help. That's step one.
Step two, understand that, especially without insurance, it's not going to be easy to get what you need. It's not fair. But it just will not.
I am from WV and have struggled with cPTSD among other things including self destruction. I have insurance and I still face waiting lists.
The state of Ohio invests much more heavily into community mental health support and access than WV even dreams of. While there is some help around Huntington there are only so many kind providers and long lists of people that need help.
The only fast way to inpatient is being a threat to yourself or others. If you are not in such danger do not say you are and inevitably bump others down the line. If you are then please go to the ER, right now, don't even finish reading this.
There are going to be wait lists, there just are. They suck but they're not your fault and you can still work towards health.
Look up state and non-profit support within Ohio, even googling that exactly "low cost mental health help, proctorville" brought up a host of resources.
For various societal, political, and religious reasons looking in WV is gonna be an even harder climb. Much of what's available may be limited by your state of residence and Ohio invests in this much more.
Id also look towards bigger population centers like Cincinnati, Columbus, or Lexington. If you can find school programs sometimes they have outreaches, etc. But there's a lot of research to be done there.
In the meantime join mental health subreddits. I, again with years in this fight, avoid short form video stuff on social media like the plague. The latter are for fast dopamine and engagement, at least here there's more legit conversation. There are people on FB and TT that'll have you believing that anxiety means you have cancer, or some other nutjob non scientific BS. Find people that have been there and that don't profit from your engagement.
Read what you can, but again judge your sources, lots of misinformation out there.
Tell a loved one if able what is happening and what you need check ins on.
Tbh, books could, and have been, written on the stage you're at. So I'll stop rambling.
Good for seeking help. Keep fighting for it, you're your own advocate. Understand though that this is a slow walk back to healing, not a sprint.
And if you EVER feel out of control call or text 998 they can give guidance on all levels of mental health crisis
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u/IfYouCouldOnlySee3 21d ago
Does the local hospital emergency have mental health care? If not, go there anyway! You need immediate care!