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tears25 · 06-03-2009, 04:15 PM

I have a question...

how do you keep on top of your treatments say if you live on your own?
I've never managed it.

The best help I ever received was when I was having to attend a day hospital everyday all day, then return home at night to my own comfortable surroundings. I really liked the extra support, but just as I thought I was making progress, after 1 month they kicked me out.

When I have a weekly therapist or CPN I never keep up with appts.
When my mood is going hey wire, I lose that sense of responsibility. When im stable yeah I know I need to go, but when im not I just end up skipping sessions and medications and things usually get even worse.

So I guess im wandering who else might be in a similar situation, without somone around every day to remind me to take medication or go to therapy how do you do it?

06-03-2009, 04:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
tears25 hmm.... Join Date: May 2009 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 45	For the Bi-polars or similar without close family... I have a question... how do you keep on top of your treatments say if you live on your own? I've never managed it. The best help I ever received was when I was having to attend a day hospital everyday all day, then return home at night to my own comfortable surroundings. I really liked the extra support, but just as I thought I was making progress, after 1 month they kicked me out. When I have a weekly therapist or CPN I never keep up with appts. When my mood is going hey wire, I lose that sense of responsibility. When im stable yeah I know I need to go, but when im not I just end up skipping sessions and medications and things usually get even worse. So I guess im wandering who else might be in a similar situation, without somone around every day to remind me to take medication or go to therapy how do you do it?