BlackPup's suggestion of a journal is a super idea. I've had one on computer so I can easily search subjects. I can see where I've been before with ideas and worries. Often it comes down to the same meds & I can talk with pdoc--easy solutions!
There is life after being diagnosed bipolar. We can put things back, not the same way but in ways that work. And not always simple, but do-able.
Roadie