The others said everything well but I wanted to say hi and welcome. Also, I always suggest the website PsychEducation | Treating the Mood Spectrum when you are new to BP and learning about it. It's written by a psychiatrist who specializes in bipolar and has the entire contents of his book (plus some since his book was published a while ago) on it. It helped me so much when I was new to all this. It's also great for families and friends who are trying to understand.