I am in need of some advise about possibly moving away from my family. My husband and I have been together a couple of years and we have a 2 year old son. My husband never quite understood my issues but does his best. I work In a highly stressful environment and often work long hours. Which does now help with my mood swings. We have been living with my parents since I got pregnant for 2 reasons. One we can't afford to live on our own in NY and two I am terrified to leave my parents. I have a history of mental illness including a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, general anxiety disorder (ESP separation anxiety) recovering self injury and ED. I have been out of therapy and off meds for 6 years but I still struggle. Some days more than others.

Anyway. My mother-in-law lives about 3 hours away and thinks it would be a great idea for us to move by her. We would have no problem buying a house up there and we could have a great quality of life. We are toying with the idea but I am so scared to move away from my support system.

Has anyone moved away from theirs? How did you cope? Should I tell my mother in law about what I'm struggling with?