Welcome, Kevin!! You're in good company here. We come from all walks of life and all sorts of different backgrounds, but we share a common issue and about that, I'm sure we all agree: Bipolar SUCKS.

Sorry for what you're going through. I do hope you've got a psychiatrist, and not just a GP and therapist on your treatment team, because med management is vital and it might take some tweaking before you're golden. I'm still in the middle of that phase myself, taking Lamictal 200 mg/day along with a benzo and a small dose of antidepressant, but not quite "there" yet. (I'm currently BP-NOS, probably going to wind up BP II as my pdoc is leaning in that direction.)

Take a look around the forum, sample the quizzes, and enjoy your time at PC. You can be yourself here.