Good morning, @CheerBear. Wonderful to hear your day yesterday went well, long may it continue! Just dropping by to send good vibes for the day to you and everyone here. 
Good morning @Former-Member @CheerBear @Mazarita,
@Former-Member I've never had a lot of luck with medication. However, I did benefit from a low dose anti-psychotic while I was getting through my uni dissertation. Although it is technically an anti-psychotic, in very low doses it is used as a mood stabilizer and it also super helps with sleep. My plan was always to only be on it while I was getting through uni. By the time I stopped it, it was no longer having the mood stabilizing effect and even though it helped me sleep, I hated waking up groggy. Now I'm on an anti-depressant which I'm finding has no negative side effects and is actually really helping. I had tried this particular anti-depressant once years ago and at that time I got the super bad side effect of it increasing suicidal ideation. However, it hasn't done that this time. I don't plan to be on it forever - just until my world stabilizes a bit. For me, now having a GP who I trust and who totally respects my right to choose what medications I want/don't want to try has super helped me to be braver in exploring medication options.
Regarding psychologsts vs other helping people, I really think there is a serious issue in the way psychologists are trained, and this is why it is so darn hard to find a good one. My turtle whisperer is a psychologist, whereas (K) is a social worker, and both are as awesome as each other. I think the thing is that social workers and counsellors actually learn how to be social workers and counsellors at uni, whereas psychologists don't learn how to be psychologists at any point in their 4-year degree. Thus, the way they turn out as psychologists is pretty much 100% contingent on the quality of supervision they get during their 2-year internship / placements during their masters program and their own self-directed learning. Given how many dodgy psychologists there are out there, it makes sense that they just keep producing more dodgy ones because the newbies all learn from the existing ones. I really wish society would move on from thinking that psychologists are somehow more skilled or somehow better than other helping people!
@CheerBear I super love how positive you sound today. It sounds like your mini-holiday of yesterday has super helped. I hope today is also a wonderful day for you. 
Now I REALLY must stay away from Forum Land for the day because my marking gig arrived last night and I super need to get stuck into it. However, as always, I will be here even when I'm not.
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Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
SANE acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.
SANE values diversity. We are committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive service for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.