The most important thing you can do to control them, is educate yourself, read lots, read online or books. Look at your symptoms and write them down. Or you can find a mood chart online or ask you dr. for one. The biggest help in gaining control is insight.

Everyone is a little bit different. Regular sleep habits, exercise, healthy food habits, healthy lifestyle choices. For me I desperately need routine.

Meds can help, therapy is really really important in my opinion. Your dr or psychiatrist can help you with this.

And just breathe, it's not all bad. A diagnosis is the first step towards getting better.