I could really use some moral support right now.
I have bipolar personality disorder II and though I am not one of those to use my 'disease' as a crutch, I am having a lot of trouble right now. My parents are usually very understanding, but I think with the stress levels in this house right now that if I explained my gender confusion problems to them it would blow everything up.
We are trying to get custody of my niece, 4 years of age, because her mother (my sister) and her father are not fit parents. This custody trial is driving the whole family insane, and of course, it means they have no time for me. I know it sounds silly for a 26 year old to complain about things like this, but I am in a fragile state right now due to the BPDII and no one seems to want to deal with my "problems."
Some days I cannot convince myself to get out of bed. Rarely can I convince myself to leave the house. My grades are suffering and although the college has agreed to give me incompletes instead of failing me due to my mental difficulties, it feels like such a failure to me. I think I can say without pride that I am very intelligent, but I am also fragile. I need a stable environment to excel, and that is not what I have right now. Any advice or even just comfort would be greatly welcomed. I hope this community is not as dead as it seems.
I have bipolar personality disorder II and though I am not one of those to use my 'disease' as a crutch, I am having a lot of trouble right now. My parents are usually very understanding, but I think with the stress levels in this house right now that if I explained my gender confusion problems to them it would blow everything up.
We are trying to get custody of my niece, 4 years of age, because her mother (my sister) and her father are not fit parents. This custody trial is driving the whole family insane, and of course, it means they have no time for me. I know it sounds silly for a 26 year old to complain about things like this, but I am in a fragile state right now due to the BPDII and no one seems to want to deal with my "problems."
Some days I cannot convince myself to get out of bed. Rarely can I convince myself to leave the house. My grades are suffering and although the college has agreed to give me incompletes instead of failing me due to my mental difficulties, it feels like such a failure to me. I think I can say without pride that I am very intelligent, but I am also fragile. I need a stable environment to excel, and that is not what I have right now. Any advice or even just comfort would be greatly welcomed. I hope this community is not as dead as it seems.
