[mezz0sopran0]

Hi Everyone,

I am very grateful to be advanced in my recovery to the point where I am working regularly and in the process of getting off Social Security. It's highly stressful and fraught with all sorts of problems and pitfalls.

I see so many resources for people who are having outward symptoms, but nothing for people like me who are solid in their recovery but looking for help and support. A lot of groups that I've found are DBT skills (I've been through DBT 3 times and I work it like a champ), relationship support (I know myself well enough to know that relationships are not for me and I will probably die alone, and radical acceptance), or self-harm/suicide support (I've already been there and those groups were instrumental at the time). I'm very proud to say that April was 2 years since I last physically self-harmed.

I just want to make it clear that just because I don't self-harm or outwardly project that I'm suicidal doesn't mean that I'm not. I still get the manic urges, I still get all of those stupid, crazy, distorted thoughts, I still get the anxiety and depression, and I was suicidal last week. Sometimes so bad that I have to call out of work. I'm grateful that my work situation is such where I am able to do that (to some extent). That doesn't mean that the fight is any less intense for me than it is for anyone else. It takes an olympic amount of effort to keep myself going some days. But I do it... because the alternative is, for want of a better word, madness.

In conclusion... looking for resources. Specifically for working professionals around the Boston area. Thanks for reading.

Thank you for this post. I agree that it's constant work, no matter where we are on the road... The constant vigilance is exhausting

I can't offer any help for you but I wanted say that I wish you success...

Hi, congrats on your recovery! Perhaps your treatment team can assist you with the referrals you need.