Hi everyone...I believe this is my first post here. Today I received a tentative diagnosis of Bipolar I, because of my issues with depression AND I have been through one manic (or psychotic) episode. I am frustrated that it took them about a month of me staying in the hospital to diagnose me, but I'm now glad we can figure out how to deal with my issues.

Not too long ago (maybe a couple weeks?) I posted on the Borderline board because I thought I'd get diagnosed with that. But I only have a few borderline traits, and I've heard that bipolar and borderline are often diagnosed as each other by mistake.

So I guess this is my little intro here. Hello! I have been a member for quite a bit, first time coming here. I hope to learn about my disorder quite a bit. If anyone has any sources that are good for learning about bipolar, that'd be great.