It's always been my dream to work in the mental health field, help people with disabilities, help ppl like me. I'm still not in the best place in life because of things I can't control like finding affordable housing.I told myself when I find a stable place to live I'd go back to school. But I'm 27 and I feel like that's never gonna happen until I have some college experience under my belt. Jobs are scarce in my area. So I'm gonna sell feet pics and art  to make some side money. I've enrolled for this fall and am working on getting all the scholarships I can. And I have two kids in grade school that are ridiculously smart, so while I feel like a failure being home with mom again I still feel successful in that I have brilliant, empathetic kids.
I wanna help heal the world little bit by bit. Anyone else here going back to school or working in psychology/ mental health field that is diagnosed bipolar? I'm type 2 if that matters. I guess I'm worried about letting my own disorder hold me back or causing me to not be good at this.
But at the same time I've always been the person ppl come to with their problems and offer them kind words, advice, and comfort. I've had quite a few occasions where I really opened people's eyes and changed their perspective on life and themselves. This feels like my calling since I was a teenager and first started really struggling with my mental health. I had to fight so hard to find one person that could understand an ounce of my pain and not belittle me. I want to be that safe place for others like me.