My counselor kept advising me to try online forums. I thought it was ridiculous. I went to one meeting of a mental illness support group in my town. After revealing I had PTSD from sexual trauma, a guy in the group asked if I had a boyfriend. In the meeting! I thought he was joking. Gross joke, but whatever. then he kept asking me to go have drinks with him at a bar after the meeting. He even pressured me after. I declined. I was sorta flattered as he was very handsome but kinda scared. Only later did I realize how heinous that behavior was.
Anyway, that was the only meeting specifically for mental illness in town I could attend. Yeah, not going back to that one.
So I decided in a moment of weakness (feeling lonely) to google "online bipolar support groups". Here I am. I have only been doing PC over a month. It has been good for you. I feel less isolated. Also like I can in a little way help people like me.