Hello My name is Dawn,
I have a history of mental illness in my family but due to lack of help and other health problems they were never really looked into. My mom passed away when I was 17 and I believe when my depression started. I went through some health issues my self at 23 and became addicted to alcohol and then in rehab was told I was bipolar. Im 26 now and have been switching on and off different medications. On August 26th, I tried to commit suicide for the first time and was only hospitalized for a short time hoping I could do an IOP program but due to unemployment and financial issues I had to stop going to therapy and Im currently not on a medication that is helping the major depression or mania. I came here looking for support or ideas on how to manage. They also told me I have difficulty with coping with things