Welcome to the forum. I was diagnosed Bipolar Mixed in 1997. I got on meds and the funny part is that once my symptoms went away(most) my doc then diagnosed me Bipolar II. I feel much better than I did way back then and have a great Pdoc that listens to me rather than just writing me prescriptions. I don't even need a therapist. Comming here and sharing with others is a great help for me. I hope it is for you too.