This question is something I wondered a little about too. I suppose I was somewhat hoping to someday be "normal" too. But I am grateful to just be where I am now compared to 6 years ago (when I was first diagnosed and was in the midst of a severe manic episode). I've been on medication since then and still have ups and downs.

But I can say that I do think it gets better as each year passes. And now I notice even each month gets better than the last (and there's that one month there's a back slide but I just get back on my feet and get back on track). I went to this great site recently called something like Bipolar Alliance and they have this awesome interactive website called "facing us." It has really helped me just like this forum has helped me see that I need to accept my symptoms and that I'm not alone. So because of all of this I actually do feel more "normal" now.