Hello daikaran: Since this is your first posted thread here on PC... welcome to PsychCentral! I hope you find the time you spend here to be of benefit. May I suggest you introduce yourself over on PC's New Member Introductions forum? Here's a link:

https://forums.psychcentral.com/new-...introductions/

Here are links to some articles from PsychCentral's archives that may be of some interest:

https://blogs.psychcentral.com/menta...olar-disorder/

https://psychcentral.com/lib/self-he...olar-disorder/

https://psychcentral.com/blog/do-you...olar-spectrum/

https://psychcentral.com/lib/10-smal...olar-disorder/

https://psychcentral.com/lib/4-of-th...olar-disorder/

https://psychcentral.com/lib/bipolar...-your-illness/

https://psychcentral.com/lib/recomme...ks-on-bipolar/

There's a lot of support that can be available here on PC. The more you post, & reply to other members' posts, the more a part of the community you will become. Plus there are the chat rooms where you'll be able to interact with other PC members in real time (once your first 5 posts have been reviewed & approved.) So please keep posting!