Young female Bipolar 2, looking for your story

For a long time, ive been wanting to write a book(maybe two) on what its like to be diagnosed and live with Bipolar disorder. I have my story, but id like to hear from others, what they went through, how they felt,if and when they ever lost hope. Stories can come from Bipolars or even from someone with an 'outside' view, someone who loves and lives with someone bipolar.I will be using these stories as research for my book, im hoping to keep my ADD in check long enough to write something that can possibly help another young girl or guy deal with the dreaded diagnosis and deal with medication issues and doctor issues. Any stories (true please), poems,songs,quotes, would be helpful. If you want to help me out, please email me at Jilliandbuck@gmail.com and put in the subject line : Bipolar. Anything used that is not from my own personal experience will be used anonymously unless otherwise specified by whoever writes it. I dont know if it will get published, but heres hoping we can help out those who are lost and confused as we(at least I) once was when i first got diagnosed.
Thanks

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I'd be happy to submit any info to your project. If I'm on at all, it's checking those sites, here or paying bills, so let me know and I'll start compiling things for you.

Check out my semi-autobiographical account of a young man's struggles with bipolar disorder and his descent into madness:

http://newmanx.blogspot.com