Hi, I'm new to HealthBoards (and to message boards in general) so forgive me if I'm not doing this right

I wanted to ask everyone out there who has BP II if they wanted to tell their story for a book I'm writing. Of course no real names or anything! My story is in the book: it took about 45 years until I got the correct diagnosis and there was a lot of pain, confusion, bad choices, poor finances, not writing (I'm a writer by occupation) or writing for someone else because I was too afraid to write for myself. My mania usually displays itself as ANXIETY, with a captial A. Now that I have the right diagnosis, support, and med combination, I'm doing great! And I'm writing my own book! Is there anyone with BP II, or who is living with someone who has BP II that would like to "talk" to me? Thank you all for reading.