Its not hopeless. And it isnt your fault.

You arent a freak. It is NOT your fault, it IS your responsibility to do the best you can for yourself- but there are going to be times when your best doesnt feel good enough and you DO question yourself. You DO question whether you are tryig hard enough. You will feel bad about yourself.

But dont. Dont get down on yourself. Life is hard enough without hating youtself for things you cant control.

So really, what I would say is- push yourself to do the best you can... but know when to stop pushing so you dont push yourself off a cliff. Know that you are bipolar, but it ISNT all you are. And that again, it doesnt mean anything bad about YOU as a person. You arent defective. And just- its... its something Id want to make clear to anyone after diagnosis. That things will be hard but... you CAN do it. You are stronger then you know