Hi Kittenlover

I am sorry you lost your mom. And for the breakup with your boyfriend. Do you think that the medication is doing a good job for you or that it needs to be looked at the Dr. could help with that?

Are you in therapy? If therapy. has not worked. perhaps it is because it was not the right therapy. CBT is quite good and adapted for all known conditions. And acceptance and commitment therapy, which I use is quite good. Also.

There is also CRUSE , which is buried and counseling, and that could help with the loss of your mom and the breakup with your boyfriend

Perhaps you could consider going to the nearest MIND center, which does have free counseling is self referral and there you will meet others service users. They do have women's groups. And you will have the opportunity to make new friends. And service users do make the best friends. We understand each other and are all in the one boat.

There is also the WRAP program. That is the wellness recovery action plan, which is run by your health trust. This enables each participant to formulate their own wellness plan for keeping themselves well. And again. It will afford the opportunity to make new friends. Your doctor or your health trust should be able to inform you about that.

Perhaps dating someone else is not the best idea till you have recovered from the breakup. But yes, there is plenty of hope for you. If you get good therapy to manage symptoms and good medication. Many people have come back from the most serious breakdowns to full recovery. And it is possible for us also.

It is quite useful to have a consuming purpose in life. Which could be a charitable cause, or the reconnection with something that fired you up in earlier times. That will give satisfaction and fulfillment to life. I hope and pray you feel much better soon. God bless and best wishes from your friend Francis