Bipolar Community Weekly Checkin - June 9-16: How Are You Doing?

After quitting my meds last year I got progressively worse due to work stress. Two months ago I almost threw them out but decided to give them another go. I was put on a low dose and improved so much, I didn’t need to add/increase anything. Now I just quit my old job and found an objectively better one in the same field and location. One week in so far and I’m loving it! Stress - gone!

Got a refill on medicine 2 weeks ago, but now I'm out of a job (unrelated, laid off). I've got something else lined up, hopefully, but I've got a timer now to find a new place and get health insurance before the supply runs up, or else I'll be stuck with a $250 bill for the visit. Not impossible, but not something I want to do, and it's just something else to stress me out while between jobs. Just needed to vent. Everything should be alright.

Thank you for posting this! I feel so much better after spending 4 days in the wilderness. Nature is so regulating and just melts my stress away. re-entry into life was a bit harsh considering one of my dogs had diarrhea all over the house on the carpet right before I came back. but it's all good now, I'm not going to let a little poop ruin my day. Wishing you all a pleasant week ahead!