My New Life w/Manic Depression

I've always been a pretty happy and content person growing up. Highschool was very smooth for me, and College even more so, I had the personality to connect with just about everyone I met. But in the past 3 years, I've noticed another side to me, one that I kept hidden very well with fake smiles and acting. For those three years I kept up my charade, even to myself, that I was fine... until recently. In the past 4 months, my hidden personality seems to be the one in control most of the time. So I finally went to a doc to understand what it was. Manic Depression (Bipolar Disorder) was my diagnosis. So I am now living with the realization that my old life my be gone and this is my life now. My new life with manic depressive me.