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Dec 22, 2017, 07:06 PM
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I'm hoping to get some thoughts and advice from the community on my situation.... thank you so much.
I've been struggling with pretty serious bipolar disorder for the last 8 years since I graduated from college.... episode after episode of mania and depression, causing me to quit/lose several jobs and generally be miserable. Because I was a really ambitious person who didn't want to believe that the disorder could hold me back, I went to grad school in DC, stayed for a job, then moved to California and bounced from different jobs - never staying in one for more than a year. I was quite unstable but determined. Now the determination has worn off. I am considering moving back home to where my parents live in Birmingham, Alabama - the largest city in the state so hopefully there will be some opportunities. My family is incredibly supportive and want to help me as much as possible, they always flew to California when I was in crisis to bail me out, but that gets expensive. I am thinking that I will never get my life together if I am so unstable when I am on my own. Maybe with my family nearby and living with them, I will have more of a stable life. Any thoughts? |
 Anonymous48850, HALLIEBETH87, Nammu, Sunflower123
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Dec 22, 2017, 08:58 PM
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Sounds like a wonderful idea, I'm sure your family will be very supportive of the move. I don't know what you majored in but graduate degree in anything should really help you find something in Birmingham.
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Nammu …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann |
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Dec 22, 2017, 09:00 PM
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whatever you decide...we are here to support you. i wish you peace.
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schizoaffective bipolar type PTSD generalized anxiety d/o haldol, prazosin, risperdal and prn klonopin and helpful cogentin |
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Dec 22, 2017, 09:06 PM
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I think it sounds like a positive and healthy decision. Good luck!
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Dec 22, 2017, 09:35 PM
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I'd call ahead to Drs and clinics because it could take up to 6 mths. - year to see a psychiatrist and you need your meds and therapy before then. Make sure when you leave cal. you have just filled your meds. Besides that it sounds like a great choice to try.
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Dec 22, 2017, 10:06 PM
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Sounds like a really good idea. Good luck and best wishes. I hope you come to a place of peace and healing.
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Dec 22, 2017, 10:08 PM
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After I graduated college in May I got an apartment in the city but ended yup having to move back in with my parents.
It honestly saved my life. My parents forced me to go to the hospital and were there for me. I was away from all the pressure to go out and drink and engage in unhealthy activity. I used all my extra time to meditate and read books on bipolar. I am not "normal" yet, still kind of in a bad place, but I can't imagine where I would be if I hadn't moved back in with my parents. Anyways, I think it's a great idea for you. And I hope you get things worked out. 
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