Today the bad news of the day is that I continue to feel bad. My mood is really low and I've been thinking a lot about death. I'm not thinking about killing myself but that some medical condition is going to kill me. I've been thinking like this a lot lately and the anxiety along with racing thoughts I get from it drive me up the wall. I take 3mg of Klonopin per day for anxiety and it doesn't really seem to be doing anything anymore. I took my last 1mg of Klonopin almost two hours ago and the anxiety is still there. In addition to all that I have a tooth that is abscessed and since I don't have insurance I go to a clinic and there are so many people that see the dentist there that can't get me in to see him for three months. My doctor I see there gave me a prescription for an antibiotic to see if it would take away the bad pain I'm having.
Now for the good news which I don't get much of these days. When I was at the clinic the other day the woman who runs the front window asked me if I had an income and insurance. When I told her no she said that I may qualify for Medicaid which has been expanded under the Affordable Care Act. I went home and read all the material that she gave me and it looks as if I qualify which would allow medical coverage if I'm approved. I promptly applied for coverage and am now waiting to hear back on what I need to do next. I'm excited about this and it could be mean some good news for me. Keep your fingers crossed!
I’m a 46 year old man who’s been dealing with Bipolar my entire life. It wasn’t until 2013 that I was diagnosed and this blog is my story. As you’ll see there’s been many lapses in my posting but I’m going to try and get back with it. I’ve had a lot of trouble during my lapses but I continue to remain optimistic about my bipolar hence the title Optimistic Bipolar.
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