It and addiction forced me off a workaholic career path and forced me to see just how unhealthy my life was. In a way it's given me a chance to start over and lead a more balanced life. It's made me a more compassionate and open person. It's forced me to rethink what my priorities in life are, and I think right now I have a healthier set than I've had in a while.

It's weird though. I just started a new job & I really want to do well at it. But the people at the new company know nothing about my mental health history or my addiction history - they just think I'm "normal". They know I have some kind of medical problem becasue I take Mon. afternoon's off for treatment, but they don't know what it's for and legally they can't ask. At my old job, they did know my history, before they fired me, and yes I was treated differently. Now I have a chance to start over with a clean slate.

--splitimage