I have found "Bipolar, Not So Much" by Chris Aiken and James Phelps incredibly useful for both understanding and coping with type 2 bipolar disorder.

How to love yourself by Teal Swan, Stop signs: recognizing, avoiding, and escaping abusive relationships by Lynn Fairweather, and Codependent no more by Melody Beattie are my favorites! They really helped me

All books by Kay Redfield Jamison! She is a doctor at Johns Hopkins and who also lives with Bipolar Disorder. An Unquiet Mind, A Memoir of Mood and Madness by KRD Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide by KRD Touched With Fire: Bipolar Disorder and the Artistic Temperament by KRD Fires in the Dark: Healing the Unquiet Mind by KRD Exuberance: Passion for Life by KED Also: A Brilliant Madness by Patty Duke A Bright Red Scream: Self-mutilation and the Language of Pain by Marilee Strong The Body Keeps Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk All of these helped me after my diagnosis and have helped me in my work as a Mental Health Peer Specialist