Hi. Things are so bad right now. I hate to ask for help since I just did a GoFundMe for something else in January, but this is a dire situation.

 

This is so personal, but I have to share it. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in February. Likely, I have had this since my early twenties but masked it with drinking. (By the way, on June 6, I will be ONE YEAR alcohol free.) About six months into my sobriety (this past December), the veil of alcohol lifted and I entered a hypomanic episode that I haven't been able to get out of yet, even with the help of my doctor, Abilify, and Zoloft. This has caused huge delays with my work, since I have so much trouble focusing and also controlling my racing thoughts and am so terribly restless all the time, getting only two to four hours of sleep a night (although that has improved a lot lately). I never expected to find out I had something like this at my age.

 

I am so behind on everything! I haven't paid May's rent and don't have the money for June's rent either. I'm also behind on the utilities by $700. My goal of $5,700 will help me pay my May and June rent and keep me afloat for a while longer while I get better. The bills are mounting and it's so scary. I have never been in such a financial hole before, and it's all because of the bipolar crashing into my life and leaving so much wreckage.

 

Can you help? Again, it's so awkward and distressing to ask, but I'm in a terrible bind and don't have a lot of options.

 

Thank you, friends. Love you. xx, Angie