I ended therapy in April 2006 and did without till just yesterday, in fact. I've pretty much solved everything to my satisfaction at this point, and while I've had both manic and depressive episodes in the last 6 months, they had everything to do with the stress of losing my support system of nearly a decade and moving to a new town across the state to start a new, stressful job.

I feel pretty good for the most part, just need some help getting over the hump of adjusting to my new life. I do have bad days now and then, but they are much fewer and farther between than they used to be, and I cope with them better. I know what you mean about feeling lighter, more hopeful. I'm still not quite used to that feeling, but I like it! LOL

Congrats to you and good job on your hard work. :-)

Candy