I do think that medication is key, and luckily my fiance is very dedicated to taking his pills diligently. If your son is seeking treatment, then that’s a great step in the right direction. And with your support, I think he will definitely be on the right path. Best of luck! I’ll be rooting for him and you :)

I want to second genetic testing! I had it done for myself after taking medicine for depression for years without it helping, and my doctor and I were able to find something that has helped me a lot.

I’m not sure if there’s different companies that do it, but just so you have a name, the one I used was Genesight. I think my insurance told me that they wouldn’t cover it, so I was able to get it for free.

Hi, I’m currently engaged to a wonderful man who I love very much. He is diagnosed with both ADHD and bipolar disorder, and has been since he was a kid. He’s had a long time for him and his doctor to experiment with which medications work well for him and get him stable, and so, to be very honest, I don’t think I really notice much of anything that I attribute to his bipolar. If he had never told me about it and had only mentioned his ADHD, I don’t think I would have ever known.

I’ll admit that I don’t know very much about bipolar, so it’s very possible that maybe my fiance is lower on the “spectrum” (if one exists - I personally have depression and autism so this is where my first hand experience lies) than your son, but like you mentioned, your son is early in his journey compared to where my fiance is at. But I want you to know that there is definitely hope, especially with parents who love and care for him - and you must, since you’re here asking about him.

If this is your first experience with mental health care, it might be advantageous to research groups in your area for help. For instance, in my area there’s NAMI, which was a big help for my fiance’s mother when he got his diagnosis.

If you’d like to ask more questions about my experience, feel free to shoot them my way!

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Dick-ups?

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Is there a better SMS app on android? I tried switching to a FOSS app but I was missing messages and group messages completely didn’t work, so I went back to Google’s app.

I prefer uncut. Sometimes, when it’s cut, you can tell that it’s been done poorly and it looks really weird. Sometimes it’s so bad, I need to get a knife and fix it before the main event! Other times, it’s too large and I need to cut it down to the right size before I shove it in my mouth.

I hate when they fuck up my pizza slices :(

It depends, how many USB ports does the sister have?

I understand why you didn’t stay in that one, but why the hell would you come back to this timeline??

The early bird in the hand that feeds is worth a thousand words

They can come work in the US if they have their H-1Bee visa!

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Micro USBee

It’s time to take a shit on the company’s dime!

They’re almost cardboard-y tasting - I would think it’d be totally not worth it.

I DON’T WANNA BE BREAD (loud warning)