I'm glad you posted this hopealwayz. We want to support you. We understand.

I was sort of lucky that my husband understood my situation. He has had major depression and knew others with bipolar disorder. But my family was confused at first. They did start to understand better over time. I hope yours will, as well.

I also really like the website that BeyondtheRainbow referenced. Dr. Phelps is great. Though his website is very geared to Bipolar 2, people with Bipolar 1 can also benefit a lot from it. Dr. Phelps is nice. I had the luck of him corresponding with me once.