I have been going through a hard time ever since I was DX'd with bipolar...then I found a short term place to live before I move in with my girlfriend in a few months...now things are bordering on a hellish nightmare.

I live in a mental health zero tolerance for drugs and alcohol coop because I thought it would be a good place to live. Boy was that a mistake.

This place is crawling with drugs and alcohol. The problem is that I don't actually see the drugs, I just see the mood swings and the drug seeking behavior.

I'm trying to find a job and I feel crazy because I still have so much to learn about how this illness manifests itself (so far what I've learned, I've learned because it's been negative behavior).

I live with a paranoid schitzophrenic who is not on her anti-psychotic and I got lectured by another resident who said I need to accept people for who they are. That I think I'm better than other people. It hasn't been a very positive experience.

I also got my cell phone stolen since I've been here, and all kinds of other crazy stuff.