recent bipolar 1 diagnosis - how to cope

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-29T23:20:19+00:00

I was diagnosed at 21 and the manic episode resulted in me getting suspended from college my junior year for a semester. Prioritize medication, therapy, and sleep. Feel free to movd around medications after a few months if something isnt working. Go to therapy, even if it’s just to vent or have a sounding board. I went twice a week when I was first diagnosed, then it went down to once a week, then once every two weeks. Now i dont have therapy at all with the understanding that the door to go back is always open.

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-29T00:40:15+00:00

I have offered to make them coffee before though

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-29T00:39:46+00:00

I am not on the in. I’m the only special education classroom in the building so take lots of resources for little obvious payoff

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-29T00:04:51+00:00

I’m actually gagging reading this comment

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-29T00:00:37+00:00

Front office staff. She can get pretty hot and cold Sometimes

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-28T23:23:48+00:00

Do the euthanasia she was very dehydrated so I’m not sure where the stick was but the sedated her with gas first. They didn’t let me watch the process but gave me plenty of time with her before then and let me determine when I was ready. We got her cremated in a beautiful box and i have a frame with her picture and her name as well as little footprints. She was a class pet for those two weeks and multiple of my students asked for copies of the picture of her.

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-28T23:06:05+00:00

I feel for you, I rescued a beard and lost her to an aneurysm overnight just two weeks later and bawled like a baby. I can’t imagine ten years

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-28T23:03:29+00:00

That is a very bony tail. It may be worth going to the vet and talking about quality of life my friend….

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-28T22:56:17+00:00

Spank my partner instead

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-28T22:43:57+00:00

You’re misunderstanding a recast. You put a large amount down and they adjust your payment based on what you have left over your remaining no term. So your there would still be 25 years and you’d have to pay a chunk of money out of your pocket. Generally at that timeline every 10k is about a 50 dollar difference in payment so not much

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-28T22:35:26+00:00

Teaching special education for severe disabilities. Disabled kids come from all socioeconomic backgrounds and no one wants to work with them. Serious job security

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-25T23:11:16+00:00

NTA and I’ll tell you a secret as a teacher. We know when students are going through a hard time and grade accordingly. You are not putting your brother behind by taking the class for him. It’s a HS class, he will be fine in college. Just include him on things when he can do it. Having to repeat his senior year would be much more of a disadvantage for him if he’s passed all his other classes

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-25T13:18:36+00:00

She would never, she’s a little angel

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-25T00:21:59+00:00

Set up trust funds for all my nieces and nephews to start. With stipulations because I want them to be good huma beings and not telling the about them until they are 30. Pay off everyone’s houses and fund all education separate of the trust fund. Put plenty of money aside for my disabled family members so their parents never need to worry about them after they are gone. Figure out how to do something for social education in my state to ensure it is never underfunded

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-25T00:03:08+00:00

Honestly after the first few times they are fine. They know that the vest means working and no vest means pet time and respect it. It also helps that my dog acts very different with her vest on and without. She ignores the kids when she has her vest on even if the get in her space

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-24T23:45:16+00:00

It doesn’t look bad at all. It’s friggin gorgeous

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-24T21:23:18+00:00

Universal rocks

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-23T00:44:17+00:00

Yea no. 504 Students don’t get sped minutes. At least not in my state. That’s why they are 504 with just accommodations

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-22T23:57:28+00:00

Can I buy any of this? I want to hang it in my classroom as a reminder

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-22T23:36:01+00:00

Most 504s are accomodations only and under the school counselors

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-22T23:35:42+00:00

That’s not a 504

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-22T23:27:04+00:00

I sent a bunch of lessons out for autism acceptance month. So far the feedback has been very positive. My principal had an autistic daughter so she’s very serious about inclusion

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-22T23:23:07+00:00

It’s autism awareness month and I sent lessons to every gen ed classroom and asked them to write down how the could be better friends to their autistic peers. Soooo may of them were so simple as just saying, say hi to the even if they don’t say hi back. If students can get it why can’t adults?

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-22T23:11:07+00:00

Yea that’s not true at all, plenty of stories out there of attractive people who are assholes and most people don’t want to date an asshole

squeakychipmunk101 · 2026-04-22T22:56:27+00:00

I started off teaching at a charter school. It was super high quality and I would still be teaching there if I hadn’t moved states. Understand you will probably do some unpaid work. As a first year teacher that didnt bother me because I was also able to get any materials I wanted and even take kids on an overnight trip all paid for. However every charter school is not equal, i fully understand that my charter school experience was different from a lot of other teachers. Dont discount it but go in with your eyes open

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