have people gotten better from bipolar? can you please tell me about that? thanks!

@Jenn4 Hi Jenn4 good question .... talking for myself I have improved but am not the same person as I was before I became sick. It is taking years to 'get better'. My psychiatrist says that study/work is out of the question for me as the stress is a trigger and she is probably right but it is depressing. I am not going to give up though I plan to study again (probably online as that would be the least triggering) just have to prepare myself.

So long story short for me I pray and hope that I will improve to the point of being able to do these things but it is a long, long journey.

@Bunniekins thanks for sharing! wow that's hectic! good work on not giving up! living with bipolar sounds so hard in your case! 👎

- do you believe it's possible for it to ever completely go away, for you to go back to your non-bipolar self?

praying for you!

Hey Jenn, I have type 1.

The way I think has completely changed...

I've come to accept that I won't have a 'normal' way of thinking again but I know how to deal with it.

I'm confident I can live a happy and healthy life.

@Jenn4 In truth I don't think I will ever be like I was before my illness. Too much damage was done when I was unmedicated .... that is just me though everyone is different :).

@Jenn4 i cant really say if you can get back because i have always had bipolar since i was very little granted didnt know that was what it was but it has always been there so my before self was kind of the same but i must say i am much better off meds than on them meds nearly destroyed my life and i am still recovering from the damage. i honestly dont know what it is like to think normally i thought i did but turns out my thinking was "not normal" although i still have doubts if normal even exists. still i think some people can get to a place where they are functional others not it really depends on you as a person and the supports you have avaliable to you.