I was diagnosed manic depressive at 15 years old (I am 28 now). I was re-diagnosed as bipolar 2 in 2013. I had seen therapists over the years only when I was really really suffering, and my last time in a therapy setting was 2013.
I am unmedicated and as a Psychology Masters student I pride myself in my ability to manage my own mental health (although it takes A LOT of work to do so, I mean so much mindfulness).
I began my internship as a School Psychologist this august 2018 and all of the tools I have learned and used since 2013 stopped working.
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