But hopefully this one will stick! Hi everyone! I'm back from inpatient (again). This time the doctor actually waited until I showed marked improvement before discharging me which is the best thing she could have done. I actually feel "normal", which I haven't felt since a brief week between episodes back in April. I've been telling them to put me on a mood stabilizer all along but finally someone listened to me. The voices and strange thoughts are gone as well as the suicidal and SI thoughts. I'm actually excited to return to work next week instead of dreading it. I'm confident I can handle all the judgmental people I have to work with. But I know I'm not hypo because my energy level is normal. So I'm happy.

Thank you to everyone who supported me ten days ago and convinced me to go get more help. I really needed it even though I didn't want to. My husband has also been incredibly supportive. I think I scared him enough this time to insist that I needed extra help.

Hope to see you all around, looking forward to meeting the new people as well!