I was diagnosed late. I do wish I knew about it much much earlier, I would have saved myself a hell of a lot of grief and whatnot.

Bipolar can be managed , its always going to be around lurking, especially when normal average life stresses happen.

I think it needs to be attacked from all sides.. Meds if you go that route, Mindfulness, Coping skills, Healthy Sleep hygiene, Exercise, Healthy foods.. etc etc etc the list goes on and on..

It's really a never ending process.. But once you find your groove and how to best address your Bipolar its manageable.

I remind myself often that Bipolar isn't the worse thing I could have, it helps me keep things in perspective (for me)