Hi sheisalive. Welcome to Psych Central. I am so sorry you are suffering from depression and bipolar. It is a shame when relationships break up but it is also a sign that the other person is totally unequiped to deal with the challenges of mental illness. You are not a failure. They are not strong enough to hang in there.

Moving home is fine. You are lucky to have a nurturing parent. People here at PC may also have a therapist to talk things out and a psychiatrist or psych doc to diagnose and prescribe meds to help balance things out.

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