Hi all,

I was diagnosed w/ bipolar II a few years ago. I did therapy for quite sometime and was taking medication as well. 

I stopped taking my medication because I felt like it was making my memory worse and got a bit concerned. I had mentioned this to my psychiatrist she suggested supplements for memory.
Finally after sometime I stopped taking my meds.

Recently I’ve been experiencing insane mood swings. Mostly depression and suicidal thoughts. Last week I experienced a huge trigger and I fell into depression lack of energy w/ suicidal thoughts it lasted 4 long days. 

I had taken 3 days off work before this whole situation and after this last episode I had to request a whole week off because I felt like I had to admit myself into the hospital. (Didn’t happen since I’m not insured and I knew the medical bill would rip me a new one).

I’m currently working towards finding a new job asap that offers health benefits. 

My question is how can I go about requesting another day off work? I have 2 appointments coming up for therapy. I don’t feel comfortable mentioning to my boss that I have this condition that makes it really difficult for me to work at times but I don’t see any other excuse I can give but the hard truth. 

Any advice?