First, let me say welcome - I'm so glad that you're here with us.
Secondly (and this is the important thing) - YOU'RE GOOD ENOUGH NOW, AND YOU'LL CONTINUE TO BE GOOD ENOUGH. Listen toots - you didn't ask for this disrder (and by the way, it's a true and genuine medical disorder, just like diabetes or arthritis)...
Let your friends make all the jokes they want - the only reason they make those jokes is bacause they don't understand the disorder...
It's not that you're psycho or crazy or out of your mind - you're simply unbalanced... There are neurotransmitters in your brain that keep your moods and emotions balanced. People (like us) who have bipolar disoder have neurotransmitters that ...