I just got diagnosed with bipolar- anyone have any tips for me on how to deal

You're definitely not alone, Amandalyn! It used to be that having a mental illness carried an ugly stigma with it. But nowadays, with times so hard for all of us, it's a wonder more people don't develop mental issues. I've suffered with depression since the early 80s. I was the moodiest person in the world - at least, that's what I called it. Turns out it was bipolar disorder. I have taken so many different meds over the years, but none really did the trick until I started on Zoloft. The thing about our illness, though, is that even though you will start feeling better because of the meds, don't stop taking them. You have a chemical imbalance that they are controlling. You cannot wake up one day and decide not to be sick anymore - you cannot just tell yourself to shape up and stop being that way - it doesn't work that way - it is a real illness. Something happened to cause the imbalance and kinda like when someone gets hit on the head and develops amnesia - you can't just hit them on the head and expect them to pop back to normal, right? Same principle - tell your hubby to give you a break - he's actually making it worse for you by putting such pressure on you!