At one point diagnosed with schizoaffective - bipolar. Voices, paranoia, severe anxiety. Other than anxiety, I’m symptom free 4.5 years. I’m also 4.5 years sober (aside from weed), so you do the math.
I’d also add I’ve done a lot of therapy and continue to do it. I take the very very bare minimum medication to stabilize my mood. I also have a very strong support system in place now.
I sobered up because kidneys kept failing and then acute liver failure. I’ve recovered from all of that as well.
Since then I’ve gone back to school, got a business degree, ended my long period of isolation and have restablished relationships with all of my friends, and have a great corporate job that never would have been possible. None of the above ever would have been possible.
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