I think inter zone makes a very good point. It's easier to learn to recognize the early symptoms but much harder to want to change the course especially when heading for hypomania as I think hypomania is a bit addictive. It took me lots of years to want boring stability. Let's see......mm..yeah, 30 yrs from my diagnosises I'm finally wanting the stability. I have to confess up to not really doing much to stop the descents either, in part from the PTSD or just because I felt I was destined to die young.