I struggled when I was first diagnosed. I was afraid of the stigma and the fear of being viewed as a "crazy person".

I reality nothing much change except for I got on the right meds and started feeling a lot better. It does take a while to get used to the idea of being bipolar. If you stay on top it of you will be perfectly capable of leading a "normal" life, whether that be in your career, as a wife and mother.

In some ways your life could be even better because your living an examined life. People who go through life with no chronic illness can just cruise through it on auto pilot.