I think early diagnosis & treatment is very good & all to your favor of a great future. I struggled since I was 15 with mental health issues (suicide attempt at 15) & didn't get the correct dx until I was 45!! And my mother was bipolar so that should have been a clue, but I only was going to my GP & didn't go in when I was feeling manic, only depressed, so he didn't get the full picture.

It was only when I switched to an internal med doc & was in a mixed episode & she said "Aha" & sent me to a pdoc that I got dxed with bp so I spend many, many years struggling--dropped out of college, etc.

You don't have to do that with proper treatment. You will have to learn new skills to manage your bipolar, but it can be done effectively to have a great quality of life.--Suzy