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[Fiona676]

Hi, I was diagnosed with BI Polar in the states 8 years ago when going through a divorce. I subsequently moved back to the home country - England and been a single parent here since. I have been mainly unmedicated the last 3 years. I was on Depakote but it gave me constant headaches and I just hated the idea of being on drugs all the time. I suffer with insomnia when my brain refuses to switch off, and I have had sleeping pills which I have gotten addicted to and yet they made me feel worse with side effects as in forcing me to sleep but waking up feeling like I hadn't slept at all and my face feeling like it was constantly sunburnt (Dr. has diagnosed Rosacea there now but for some reason medication makes that feel worse). I'm finding it tough at the moment I'm being forced out of my confort zone. The government says my youngest child is almost 7 so I should be looking for work. Just the job centre interviews make me loose it, my emotions are so close to edge all the time. How on earth am I going to cope with real interviews when just this makes me break down?!

[Phyllis]

Welcome!
You HAVE to go to work when your child turns 7? Can you go to talk therapy?

[chasemanzmum]

Welcome if worse comes to worse either apply for SSD or go on wefare or both (worst case scenerios)

But welcome to our creative venue..I'm chasemanzmum