I just started Lithium and I met with my new therapist this past Monday. So far I like her, but I do miss my old one. It's really frustrating to have to go over my history all over again. I do like her approach better though. She assigns "homework" which is nice. It gives me something to do besides stress in between sessions. Since my last hospitalization I've been on a steady decline. I lost another house, I quit my job, I quit school, and I've just been all over the place.

I'm hoping that this new medication and this new therapist can really help me change my life. I found my old journal from 2012 back before I had been diagnosed, and I almost cried when I read it. I'm so tired of being that person. Nothing has changed. I'm hoping now that I've been diagnosed and that I'm seeking treatment things can be different. I just want a chance at a normal life. I turn 27 next month, and I just feel like I've wasted so much time. I'm hoping that this can be my new beginning.