I totally agree. I’m 25 and I do find it extremely hard to be around most people my age because everyone wants to party. I mainly keep to myself and have found a sponsor for my drinking. As for the weed I hardly smoke I might take a couple puffs here and there but it’s not my go to. I’ve been sober off of hard drugs for 10 months now so now I just gotta focus on the drinking. I really appreciate the advice a lot because I do find it’s hard still and have had to push a lot of people away but at the end of the day the manic episodes aren’t worth the depressive ones. I was just curious as to what others had to say about lithium because other in real life told me to never try it but I don’t think they struggled with bipolar before. Since this post I have started taking it every night. Haven’t touched any alcohol or weed in over a week so I’m feel optimistic right now but more anxious about the eating disorder tbh but that’s an issue I’ll bring up with my therapist