I am a twenty three year old woman in Florida with bipolar disorder and Tourette's disorder. I suffer from severe panic attacks and I have been hospitalized five times for severe depression since I turned nineteen. I've attempted suicide once. I have been searching for ways to level out my moods and deal with my anxiety for a long time. I'm still looking and trying things too though. After my last two bouts in the hospital I have doubled down on doing research. I never want to get that low again. I discovered psychiatric research dogs by accident one day and have been enthralled with the idea ever since. A dog can be trained to help me deal with my panic attacks and help me get moving when I am unable to get myself going. I am going to use this blog as a way to record the information I find and the process I follow in my search for a service dog.
There are several other things that I hope to learn more about and hopefully that I can use as tools for maintaining my mental health. I am going to be trying exercise, meditation, eating better, and talk therapy. I've tried many of these things before and they seemed to help, but I didn't stick with it. I'm going to do my best to keep using these things and I will record my experiences here too. Hopefully someone can learn something from me and use something they read about here.
Until next time, peace, love and papaya fruit.
thefleet
If you want to learn more:
Tourette's Syndrome
Bipolar Disorder
Psychiatric Service Dogs
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