I was very bad off when I was young. Very unsafe, very insane beginning around age 14. On and off I went from agoraphobic to hypo/manic until late 20's when I began with periodic depression and SI thoughts once a year or every 2 years or so with some hypo mixed in but it didn't threaten to ruin my life.....then VERY bad depression in mid 30's and have been going WAY UP and WAY DOWN since then. I can't say if it's gotten worse for me.....my last delusion was the worst yet so I'd say yes, it's gotten worse in some ways. For some it might get worse but I think it's ok for us to hope it will get better given time and finding the RIGHT treatment for us.