Hi, I'm a 26 year old male, and I have been diagnosed with Bipolar II according to my psychiatrist, as of yesterday. Upon being told, I got excited and relieved. Is this normal? I don't really know why I felt this way, because it's not like anything has changed except now I have a new word to describe what's going on with me. I'm telling my close friends as if it's good news and they are understandably confused. I don't think I'm having an episode or anything, and I feel relatively normal, so I'm wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience where they have positive emotions toward their diagnosis with no clear reasoning behind it.