Not to be the voice of doom and gloom, but it does not matter if your pdoc thinks you are disabled because of bipolar. You must meet Social Security standards for approval and that is very tough. I applied, after 3 suicide attempts and 3 failed jobs. I have a master's degree. Social Security agreed that I had to have limited social interaction because of PTSD and that I could not perform at my previous level, but......I could pack boxes. They agreed with the difficulty of all my symptoms...but I could pack boxes. I couldn't even do that if there was a productivity expectation, but I could pack boxes. Perhaps I'm cynical about Social Security Disability, but it seems to me that they try their very best NOT to approve you.
My pdoc has recommended a light box for my depression. In addition to Bipolar I had SAD and the short days have me wanting to sleep, sleep, sleep.
Hope I didn't sound too negative.