There is beauty in what you wrote, about reaching out and helping others like you You can do a lot helping here, at this website, I am sure. You seem to understand your new diagnosis well. It is too bad if you felt alone with it, over the summer....ever thought of joining a support group? Or trying a different church? As far as your situation right now, how about googling, on the internet, the need for bipolars to be a in a quiet environment, if there is info on that somewhere, and showing the information to your roommates. Sometimes literature is the best way to educate. I notice you are new to psychentral and I enjoy you already Write more?