Q: Bipolar teen living alone.
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tina316
on March 28th, 2008
New User
I have been diagnosed bipolar since I was 16 and was kicked out of my grandparents house where my mother and I lived because of it. I have serious manic episodes where I am full of energy feeling on top of the world and later am full of rage. When I get depressed I isolate myself for weeks at a time from every one around me including friends and family. Now my symptoms have gotten worse and I am no longer able to keep a full-time job while in being a full time student finishing high school. As that was not enough I became deeply involved in the community and overloaded my schedule beyond what any normal person could handle. I have lost my apt, been hospitalized and am living in a homeless shelter. I don't know whether it would be better off to try and resolve a solution to live with my family ( whom I have been away from for 2 years ) or if a supportive housing location would be more appropriate. I am on Valproic Acid and SeroquelXR although my supports around me think that it is not enough. I am now suffering in school while still dealing with the anxieties of just leaving the hospital and doing it all alone. I desperately need advice to what I should do now..HELP!!!
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