I have started reading a great book called "The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Bipolar Disorder" by Sheri Van Dijk, DBT. This therapy is normally used for persons with Borderline Personality Disorder, but therapists are now seeing the benefit for persons with BP.

These are some of the skills DBT is based on:

1. Mindfulness: helps people live in the present moment rather than experiencing painful emotions that come from constantly thinking about the past and/or future.

2. Distress Tolerance Skills: Helps you better cope with crisis situations like manic or depressive episodes in healthier less destructive ways.

3. Emotion Regulation Skills: Helps you manage your emotions, as well as tolerate your emotions when you can't change them or reduce their intensity.

4. Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills: Will help you maintain relationships through acting assertively and through taking good care of yourself.

I have searched for a therapist in my area that does this type of treatment. I found one in a neighboring city, but I'm not sure if she only treats persons diagnosed with Borderline. I think it's still worth a try. Just wondering if anyone has any experiences with it?