Hey guys. Thank you so much for answering. There are so many responses. It makes me feel not alone.

It seems a lot of you are talking about difficulties following a straight path at school. I graduated by a hair from high school because my symptoms had already started by my early teens, and I didn't get treatment until I was legally an adult.

Right now, I'm on my second university and I really like it here! It's just very hard to keep up because as much as they say they are disability friendly, they do not implement proper care in practice (attendance to classes functions on a three-strikes-you're-out basis). I had to take a medical leave the year before last because I was in the hospital, then my partner killed himself shortly after, so not a great combo for health... When I thought I was better I wound up in the hospital again. Now I'm multiple years behind some of my classmates due to this. People keep moving on and I'm sort of stuck.

For those of you whose career stopped, that must have been traumatic. I've gone through so many day jobs (grateful for the current one). When I was manic during my freshman year I had four jobs and went to school full time (foundation year at art school is intense). It wound up ruining my physical help because my body could no longer keep up. Like some of you, I am also afraid of being committed again because of how school affects my mind.

Ugh, what a rant haha. Thanks for reading!