Yes I can share! So I have a mild diagnosis of bipolar2. I take medication, see my psychiatrist regularly, and attend therapy every week. This consists hypomanic episodes which is less intense than full blown mania. (Full blown mania is Diagnostic criteria for bp1) The episodes last 1-3 days for me at most, this is not on a regulará basis. Sometimes they can be triggered by life events. It requires a lot of awareness and monitoring myself so I have a mood app to track myself.

My bp2 Also consists of depressive episodes which is longer, can be weeks at a time depending on how I care for myself. Which is why I have therapy and support groups, and family and friends involved. So it’s manageable

In between episodes, there is no depression symptoms or manic symptoms, and it is a solid stable mood.

Now in regards to you question about dating someone, currently I am not. How ever I did date a man about a month ago. I straight up let him know about my diagnosis from the jump as he wanted to get serious. He said he was okay with it as long as I participated in treatment and “didn’t spaz on him”. But we stopped talking for other reasons (reasons from what he told me) Even though he said he didn’t mind my bp2 diagnoses, I kinda feel like he wasn’t down with it. So yeah. Kinda sad about that.

I’m 20F. Still figuring it out! But it’s definitely a journey and I love seeing everyone’s honest responses.

Thank you for asking!!