Hi drea' and welcome to NeuroTalk. There is always hope..as long as we are breathing in and out, there is hope.
Here are a couple of links to get you started. This is our Bipolar Forum
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forumdisplay.php?f=38
and this one is our Depression forum
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forumdisplay.php?f=37
You'll find a lot of caring people around here.