During my last session my therapist asked me in what direction we were headed. We had been focusing a lot on my bipolar symptom management and determining whether or not my meds were working for me. We came to realize that I've learned to manage them really well myself (this is my first time in therapy after nearly 10 years of dealing with it on my own), and that my medication is doing a good job of reinforcing that. I've been at a baseline level for the past three weeks mood-wise, and I feel pretty good about it.

When she asked me I had absolutely no idea. She said it was okay, but it made me feel a little upset with myself later. I've been trying to come up with something I legitimately need to work on, but I still don't know. I've only been in therapy for about three or four months, so I don't feel like I am quite ready to stop. It took me forever to find a good therapist, so I wouldn't want to stop prematurely.

I had the craziest start of summer vacation, internally and externally, which caused me to take a break from basically everything. Since I've spent a couple of months in a combination of leisure and taking care of my mental health, I'm both nervous and excited about starting the fall semester in a couple of weeks. I will need to really center myself and be meticulous in keeping balance and managing my time, but I feel as though that's something to do on my own.

Does anyone else have this problem right now? If not, what are your goals? (Not that I'm looking for ideas—everyone is different, but I'm just curious.)