Is there some kind of mental health boot camp?

[Butterpiecrimearea]

I'm sick of it. In the last couple of days I've come out of the most recent fog, and I feel relatively normal, but I know it's a matter of time until it comes back. I have mood stabilisers and sleeping pills, I have an excellent doctor who is apparently well respected, I have a lovely nurse woman who comes out once a week for an hour or so, me and DH go to relate, I don't work anymore, I drink one or two drinks once a week, I eat healthily, I garden for exercise, I do light and unchallenging courses, I take an interest in politics. What on earth else can I do?

Thing is, atm I'm not particulary bad - this is what I am facing for the rest of my life. Even if I had to pay, I'd save up like mad, even though I can't fault the NHS - I just want my life back! I'm willing to work hard at it, deal with side effects, everything.

I have some form of bipolar/psychosis type thing, I've pretty much had it forever, although it got much worse after a traumatic birth of my first DD (or maybe it just got more noticed when I had a dependant child, who knows)

Any ideas? I'll do anything!

[CharlotteBronteSaurus]

just wondering how structured your sessions with your CPN are?
CBT and other structured psychological work can be wonderful for psychosis, both in terms of managing symptoms day to day, and reflecting on your illness as a whole. A period of relative wellness like you describe can be an ideal time to look at this sort of thing. The NHS is supposed to be offering psychological input more widely, however the waiting lists can be pretty awful.

[Butterpiecrimearea]

I've had CBT four times since I was 15 - it didn't seem to work :(