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Oct 03, 2005, 07:51 PM
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I'm pretty new to being bipolar. Since I've been diagnosed (and a few months before) I've had a hard time finding a fulltime job. I've been out of work since February and I'm not on SSI (yet) and my world is spinning out of control.
After I was diagnosed with bipolar, I moved into a Mental Health coop. There is no staff here, but everyone here has a mental illness (from simple depression to full blown paranoid schitzophrenia). The first few months were hard because my roommate is not house broken and no one but me seem to care (including our house coordinator who comes by about once a month). I accepted this eventually and just don't sit on the furniture that she's sat on and always sit on a blanket. About 3 weeks ago my roommate brought home 2 crack addicts and was smoking crack with them. They soon turned everyone on in the house. Needless to say, everything went nuts. I told the house coordinator that and now I fear for my very life. I am almost tempted to just get out of the house and get some help (and I wasn't even the one that did the drugs). I would leave here immediately and not come back, but I have an 18 year old cat that I will not leave or abandon. I do have a girlfriend but with my illness and me not working, it's hard for her. Her mother doesn't approve of our relationship because there is no man involved. My girlfriend is a wonderful woman, but her mother is hard to take (she takes morphine and just says whatever is on her mind). I usually take klonopin for my illness, but can't get in for a refill with the doctor as he doesn't have any time until December to see me. I can't afford to go to a different doctor. My girlfriend is not in the position to support me financially, but she's been very supportive otherwise. She's helped me a lot along the way. I feel really stuck and I don't know what to do. I don't know where to turn either. There is a place here in Austin called "The Inn" where I can go if I don't feel safe for a few days, but I'd worry about my cat. I was thinking of having my girlfriend check on him while I am there but I don't know if she can. I'm like so lost about all of this. I just want to scream!
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Oct 15, 2005, 09:29 AM
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Hey NF...go and scream in your pillow or on a hill or out your car. But let it out my friend.
I understand your frustration. You can PM me anytime. I hope you are feeling better. Stay safe!! 
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