It feels great to have this finally done! So much crazy stuff has happened in the world and my life since I started this degree process in January of 2019. I was hospitalized in October of 2019 for rapid cycling and suicidal ideation. I was hospitalized in August and again in September of 2020 for severe mania and psychosis. For those two years my sleep was a disaster, up all night, or til 4 and 5 am most nights. I got fired from my job because I couldn't show up. The stays in the hospital in 2020 were especially rough as I tried to come back down to earth.

I overcame all that and still got this degree done. I had a lot of support and help that I'm ever grateful for.

I've been working a new job since August and after a med change my sleep is finally passable. It's been a huge change. I've been mostly stable in 2021 and I'm thankful for that.

I hope I can be stable for as long as possible so I can actually earn a living and support myself, but I'm scared to come off disability. I'm just taking things a day at a time, and for now life is good. Thanks for listening :)