I'm 20 and I was diagnosed with BP II 2 1/2 months ago.

I've pretty much come to terms with the diagnosis now even though at first it wasn't a shock (it was suggested a couple months before I saw the pdoc and was diagnosed that I could be bipolar)...so at first I was okay, and then I was upset and thinking why me and everything...and now I'm just kind of like, well, I have to deal with it and that's that.

Once you get the right meds, your world turns around in a 180! And I think that therapy can be beneficial as well.

Welcome, and good luck on your BP journey!