Forum debate on €10,000 monthly therapy cost

€10,000 for one month of therapy: the price of trying to quit

One month of neuropsychopharmacological treatment including 24-hour accommodation, individual and group therapy, gym access, and a therapeutic diet costs €10,000. Subsequently, trinc-up care drops from €1,000 to €800 per week to prevent relapse. The person considering this summarizes their stance: "It sucks to spend it like that." They have over €10,000 available but hesitate between paying or staying as they are.

The figure isn't the only obstacle. The treatment promises to return €9,000 of the €10,000 if abstinence is maintained for two and a half years. A condition that, according to the individual, shouldn't be trusted even by family members.

What the program includes and why it costs €10,000

The treatment breakdown is extensive: neuropsychopharmacology, individual therapy, group therapy, 24-hour accommodation, medication, neurotherapy, gym, and therapeutic diet. It's not simple psychological support. The combination of medical supervision, inpatient stay, and daily physical activity partly justifies the price. But the lingering question is different: how much of that cost is treatment and how much is hotel structure?

Some compare the expense to less therapeutic alternatives. "€4,000 worth of mortadella buys plenty of prostitutes, even at Ábalos level," one message quips. The irony hides a reality: the private detox market competes with options that don't require changing one's life.

The €9,000 refund: incentive or trap?

The promise of recovering €9,000 after two and a half years clean works as a performance contract. The problem is no one verifies how many patients meet it. "Have you checked how many patients actually get their €9,000 back?" asks a message. The implicit answer is no. The conditional refund turns therapy into a bet: if you relapse, you lose money and time.

The individual sees it this way: "They tell me if I do it and stay clean for two and a half years, they'll return €9,000 of the €10,000 treatment fee, but you can't trust anyone, not even family."

The history conditioning the decision

This isn't an occasional consumer case. There is a history of gambling addiction (ludopatía) that led to the revocation of a gaming license after a venue complaint. A judge ordered a medical assessment for gambling pathology. The result: a 10-year ban from Spanish casinos, with 8 years remaining to recover the license. Now financial activity is limited to the stock market, with operations rarely exceeding 2% or 3% daily profit.

Drug and alcohol consumption has been paused for over a year. But doubt persists: "The beast is dead; what I don't want is to develop more personalities." The antiestéticar isn't consuming, but what happens afterward. "As soon as I get my first paycheck after being clean, I'll commit suicide; there's a higher probability of that happening."

Alternatives considered

The range of responses goes from harsh advice to pragmatic solutions. "Stop forex trading and start rebuilding your life now," summarizes one message. Another proposes a middle ground: "I'll sort it out for half the price, including accommodation." The option of investing the money in a business also appears: "And the money I have left plus what I earn from jobs, should I invest it in a business so in 10 years I live off my Ltd.?" The answer is they don't know how to manage money.

Therapy isn't just a healthcare expense. It's a decision about what to do with available capital and the life ahead.

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With these elements, it's predictable that the decision will be postponed until the antiestéticar of staying the same outweighs the antiestéticar of change. And that, in terms of mental health, doesn't have a clear expiration date.