Thanks! What great advice. I was actually diagnosed with Bipolar II throughout my admission...and my discharge summary ended up saying Bipolar I (?????) I have plans to work on my health, meditate daily, work on a DBT skills workbook. I hear you about the drinking and even though I do enjoy a glass of wine every now and then, I'm doing a period of abstinence. I would love to know which website you are referring to......I have a cool program on my Android phone called 'eMoods' that allows me to enter a ranking of my mood, what meds I am on, stressors, hours of sleep ....and I think will graph them.
When you were just being diagnosed, did you feel like you were going crazy? I do. It is a diagnosis that seems to require a total change in lifestyle. I hope I am able to do it.