Hello Alk2601,

First - have you considered going back? Therapy techniques and medications have greatly improved, and you might find better success.

As for what gets me through the day? I don't like quitting. I know I'll feel worse, so I end up getting up. I know it isn't helpful, but I was told every day from when I was six to when I was 26 that I was a failure and would fail even if I hadn't failed yet. As a result, I have become unbelievably stubborn about things. But that's a mental illness all on it's own. Still, it is what drives me through