I’m 27, I started noticing my mental health take a turn my 3rd year in colleges. I spent years not getting treatment because I didn’t think I was that bad. (Self-harming, constant negative thoughts, risky behavior around alcohol/drugs, shopping until I’m over my head in debt, etc. 

Flash forward this last year. I realize I need help, I get prescribed zooloft does nothing except give me 30 extra pounds, then get buspirone NOTHING.

Then I get told, my diagnosis is not correct my symptoms more align with bipolar 2. I was surprised, but started doing my research and finally felt validated. Like im not crazy, there are people like me, I can get the help I need. 

I go see a specialist and she tells me to eat a healthy diet and prescribed me buspirone again.

I’ve been as patient as I possibly can, but how the hell do I get the help I need without wasting my time and money for this