I know that out of control feeling. It was incredibly distressing for me. I went into a mixed psychotic manic state one night and it ended very badly. I've been on a serious mission to take back as much control as I can ever since then. I'd do pretty much anything to protect my family from going through another round of that with me.

There are a lot of angles we can tackle these diagnosis from. Lately I've been focused on making sure that I pay attention to my physical emotional and spiritual health in addition to my mental health. I feel like it helps balance the load and lessens the role the medications have to play in keeping us healthy. Meds are certainly a critical tool, but I found there are tons of tools in the toolkit. There's a lot to learn and the outlook on thriving can be a good one.