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Old Jul 24, 2007, 01:00 PM
Kerit71 Kerit71 is offline
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Member Since: Jul 2007
Location: Wisconsin USA
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My issue has been that I was not diagnosed until my early thirties...and I had symptoms in my late teens.

I went from job to job to job through my late teens into my thirties. When I had my breakdown two years ago, and applied for disability...we counted 45 jobs in the last 16 years. That alone should be a huge red flag, right?

Anyhow, I was denied disability...twice. I am waiting for my appeal hearing and in the meanwhile had to try to go back to work because my family has been two steps from homeless since I had my breakdown...

my attorney said it can hurt my case...working...but what are ya suppposed to do?

I have yet to find the right job for me. I have worked in healthcare as a CNA and Telemetry technician, in retail sales, in an office, as a bartender, delivering pizzas, in a restaurant, convenience store, telemarketer, and the list goes on and on...

I have yet to figure out how to balance my moods out enough to be able to handle any job at all.

I have been working in an office in the last couple of months but have missed a ton of work...it is only a matter of time before they are done with me.

Ugh. Sorry for the rambling.
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Bipolar, with a bipolar child (Mike), and a Bipolar mom. Nothing like having the nuts not fall too far from the tree! I have a lot of humor about my mental health, and past experience with it because if I didn't I am not sure how I would have survived.