I'm quite the opposite, but I used to be high functioning. I did great in school, was a lawyer...then crashed and burned. That was 10 years ago. I receive excellent care and support from my treatment team, I'm in a healthy and suppotive relationship, but I've been on SSDI since 2009. My dx is considered "extreme" and I have other MI dx. MI runs in my family. I'm an optimist but I'm a realist, too.

I like helping others. I have interests. I'm not my illness but there is no denying it impacts my daily life.