Around this week, give or take a few days, I was discharged after a three week stay in a hospital following my severe single manic episode. I have been doing better now, although in September and a few days ago I had to be assessed for a night in a crisis clinic which sucked. I rarely hear voices anymore, and I don’t struggle with depression much. But I still have trouble with hypomanic symptoms coming and going causing a lot of stress in my life, which led to me having to get assessed at those points.
So rather the accomplishment is not going a year without being hospitalized but going a year completely consistent to my medication regime which has led to me having more or less no major episodes for the past year.
A lot of things have changed in my life; even though I’m not doing well in school, I’m going full-time now, I actually do things during the day instead of lying in bed, I have hobbies, I started piano lessons again, I have a satisfying social life with great friends, I feel better than last year. And it’s not perfect, but that’s what’s important, improvement. I will keep going on.
Next goals: sobriety from marijuana, hallucinogens, and maybe alcohol, and consistent exercise as well as better school attendance.
Thanks for reading! Just feeling confident.
