Resources, because you're not alone:
10 self-love tips for people with bipolar disorder, written by Hannah Blum, author of The Truth About Broken: The Unfixed Version of Self-Love:
https://halfway2hannah.com/2020/08/05/10-self-love-tips-for-people-with-mental-illness/
Daily bipolar mood tracker:
https://www.dbsalliance.org/wellness/wellness-toolbox/wellness-tracker/
It is more common than you think:
https://screening.mhanational.org/content/how-common-bipolar/#:~:text=About%201%20in%2040%20American,affects%20men%20and%20women%20equally.
Loving someone with bipolar disorder:
https://www.healthline.com/health/bipolar-disorder/relationship-guide#:~:text=Be%20open%3A%20It's%20vital%20to,plan%20created%20by%20their%20doctor.
Loving YOURSELF with bipolar:
https://psychcentral.com/bipolar/when-youre-struggling-with-self-loathing-in-bipolar-disorder
Get your sleep, friend, you need it:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5579327/
Find your people. You deserve it:
https://www.dbsalliance.org/support/chapters-and-support-groups/find-a-support-group/
You can persuade the minds around you, but presentation matters:
https://www.camh.ca/en/driving-change/addressing-stigma
Applying logos, pathos, and ethos to advocate for mental health awareness:
https://www.ipl.org/essay/Mental-Health-Ethos-Pathos-And-Logos-P33QJEQMG5PT
Adrienne Maree Brown and Pleasure Activism, a response and promotion:
https://minnesotareview.wordpress.com/2020/02/19/why-i-am-reading-adrienne-maree-browns-pleasure-activism/