Oh boy, do I know that feeling. My hub's laid off from work......can't find another job to save his life. He has a private college education and works in the IT field. He feels horrible about it. We don't have health insurance (too expensive) and I have had to use needymeds to get medications for my son, who is also bipolar, because Abilify and Lexapro are so damn expensive.
I never had to ask for help like this before, in my entire life and I am worried all the time about money, money, bills and financial problems, let alone my problems controlling bipolar, the holidays and everything else. It's horrible, horrible, these times.