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Originally Posted by tobybenorama
Hello, I'm 47 bipolar, recovering alcoholic, female, a therapist by trade but currently unable to work much due to effects of bipolar. I feel such frustration, anxiety, boredom and low mood. I have a psych. for meds and no therapist as I don't have the money and because I'm a social worker looking for work I don't want my community to know I have this illness. So I am isolated.
I'm looking for support I think. I've read many stories here and decided to post.
Didn't know where else to post.
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I can relate to working in mental health and feeling isolated by also having bipolar. I'm a nurse practitioner in mental health, and I worry about colleagues finding out. Plus I would like to be able to attend in person support groups, but I worry about running into patients, so I can't. I really can't access any in person resources other than pdoc and therapist. I find this site really helpful for peer support. So welcome, and I hope you find what you need to here too. Message me privately any time.
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