Whoops..Mimi and Positivespin I didn't even see your comments until right now!
To answer your question Positivespin, and by coincidence, I actually am planning to move to the Northeast after grad school. It's my dream location...I'm already mid thesis and changing grad schools would waste a lot of time and money. But, as soon as I'm done I'm leaving California. It's not my dream state...even though I was born and raised here. I just don't have any attachment to it.
The trips I took younger were highly mania-motivated. It took years to get the right amount and type of medication before I stabilized. Anyone suffering from bipolar disorder or alike mental illnesses knows the struggles of having to find that right type of mix of pills. The first few years I was misdiagnosed given pills that were of no use, and as consequence, my life ran amok. I felt old and behind in life, but having seen other bipolar people still struggling who are older than me, I'm glad that I've achieved what I have so far. As my parents have told me, they're just glad I made it out alive. I do have anxieties still, but finding a good therapist is both time-consuming and like finding a spouse lol. I've switched several times already. I'm at a point where I need to just stick with the one I got until I have more time to look again. My current one...I don't feel is very proactive in making positive changes in my life. However, having someone to just get my problems out is a start.
Mimi as always I appreciate your support. I am continually trying to keep positive even if it's difficult!
I am continually trying to keep positive even if it's difficult!