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SGold8556
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How did you rebuild your life after a manic episode?
Bipolar, Schizophrenia & Psychosis Support / by SGold8556
Last post
 August 16th
...See more Recently diagnosed 29M and trying to rebuild my life after a manic episode seriously derailed my life. Before everything happened, I was doing pretty well. I had spent about five years building a career in game development, had a solid salary, friends, family, and generally felt like I knew where my life was going. During the episode, I lost relationships with family we weren't super close and they ended up turning on me which hurt a lot. Looking back I was not making the best decisions but they tried to make it much worse. I lost a lot of friends, burned down the career I’d built, damaged my professional reputation, and posted way too much of what was happening on social media and LinkedIn cause I guess I thought that was a good idea. Things eventually got bad enough that I was arrested as well. I’m now working as a server with no idea what life looks like next. Things are much more stable, but going from having an established life and career to basically starting over at 29 has been a lot to process. For those who had a manic episode seriously affect their career, relationships, finances, or reputation, what did rebuilding look like for you? Were you able to recover professionally or find success in a new career? Did relationships ever come back? Mostly looking to hear from people who hit a pretty serious rock bottom and eventually built a good life again.
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Family Disowned me, how to readjust?
Family & Caregivers / by SGold8556
Last post
 February 19th
...See more Hey all! Long story short my family just disowned me for not sharing the same beliefs that they had. I was adopted at birth by a very conservative family and when I became an adult and starting forming my own views and opinions they didn't like they discarded me like trash. I was never super close to them but knowing that I'm truly alone right now is rough and I'm not sure how to handle it. My friends are doing what they can and I can't expect them to know what to do when I don't even know what to do myself. I just want some advice on what to do next?
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Non Drinking Net Years Resolution
Addiction Support / by SGold8556
Last post
 January 1st, 2025
...See more First time posting but my resolutions for this year is to stop drinking. I've been a daily drinker for years now but want to stop and focus on me. I feel like I'll be ok some of the time but when anything inu life goes wrong my response is alcoholic. Does anyone have any advice on how to proceed?
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RSD and Coping with Defeat
ADHD Support / by SGold8556
Last post
 October 16th, 2024
...See more Hi all, I recently lost an important tournament that I've been training really hard for and it's been really difficult to bounce back. I'm trying to frame is an experience and use it to grow but it's really hard. Does anyone have any advice on how to have a better outlook on this anything helps thank you :)
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