Manic-depression used to mean psychosis with a good prognosis.

Over the (last few) years, has your situation been improving or has it worsened?

Do you think that you can function as well without meds as you used to?

My situation is (slowly) improving, but I hope that also means I'll be able to function without meds one day. But I think, in order to do that, I (only) have to create an environment for myself where BP (or SZA, rather) isn't more of a liability than an asset and I firmly believe that's possible.

I don't mind using meds at all (I sometimes do, though), I just wish I wouldn't have to. I'm clearly not overmedicated: only just (now) can I live without fear, a tremor and excessive stimuli. It's been a liberation. I've regained my personality and I don't care if others don't like it much (it's just the dependence, boredom, emptiness and impulse problem I still have to solve).