Hello, it's been a year since I realized something was definitely wrong with my mood. Since then I've struggled with spiky highs and crashing lows. I don't want this to be my life. I'm 19 and I feel like my best years are being wasted and there's nothing I can do, I feel helpless. My psychiatrist tells me to be patient because bipolar is stronger during teenage years and people tell me to be strong because it will get better but I've been trying to grasp onto hope for a year now and I'm starting to lose hope. Should I just accept that this is the way my life is going to be now?
Thank you for listening.