Have you thought of joining a local bipolar support group? I made friends that way. Or a club of some sort, for example ... search meetup dot com for “book club” in your area?

I’ve noticed it’s much harder to make friends since I finished school and became disabled. I no longer was seeing the same groups of people nearly every day. Add the diagnosis and it’s harder. That’s why I recommended the support group and I have found them super helpful.

Hang in there.