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Gwydion said:
If I said I 'identified' with Gwydion, I might be diagnosed with delusions of grandiosity

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Well, coming from a guy who calls himself Cyrano, I'd say indulge your ego all you'd like.

What you're going through is a problem that's been facing this country (I assume you're U.S.) for years. Mental health issues can be as difficult and costly to fight as diabetes or, in certain cases, cancer, and yet we have a system that's inadequate to meet those needs. I'm glad that you sound together enough to wrestle intelligently with this problem but many mentally ill people are forced into the world only to end up homeless. Anyone who's walked around in certain parts of New York has seen it.

So, unfortunately, it does fall to you, the patient, to find solutions that you can manage. I am married with three kids and I know that I could see purple monkeys coming out of the walls to take me to the goblin king and I'd still have to go to work. My family depends on it. So get as creative as you can with work, resources, family, etc. Your support network may be more flexible than you think.

And if you land in a situation you can't manage and you are no longer safe, get help again. At least you tried.

Cyran0