Hello and welcome to Psych Central Nowheretoturn1989!!! It's nice to meet you. You have joined a community of warm and caring members who will want to offer you support and advice. Yours is welcome as well.

Please feel free to contact any community liaison or moderator if you need help navigating the forums. It will take some time for your first five posts to appear as they are being evaluated and then you can join chats.

You mentioned hypomania and paranoia. Both of these indicate your hypomania is severe enough to be affecting your life in a negative way. Counseling since you seem to be open to this should be started as soon as possible. Mania can be very destructive! You may want to see a professional just to get a definitive diagnosis.

Some forums:

Bipolar - Forums at Psych Central