I've been back to the nuthouse...

[Aliantha]

I'm glad you're ok mtp. It's a terrible thought that you've been feeling so dark. Your situation reminds me a lot of my friend with bipolar. One of the hardest things she found was dealing with her parents. she always felt that didn't know what was best for her etc, and that they were just sticking their noses in where they weren't needed.

Many years later, she's realised that without their help she'd have been dead a long time.

It's good that you're talking with your folks. It's the best thing you could do.

Incidentally, my friend has been (mostly) happily married for about 15 years now to a man who's been with her through thick and thin as far as her illness goes.

You can have a happy ending too mate. Don't even forget that. xxx