Designs, my T (therapist) keeps saying things like, "once you are feeling more like your old self ..." referring to medication stabilizing the brain chemistry, and I have to keep reminding her, with a chuckle, that there's no "old self" for me to return to because I have been afflicted for so long I never developed one! But I think in cases where a person has had a coherent life thread which is healthy and has been meaningful and fulfilling for them, I think once you start "feeling like your old (regular) self again" from meds you should be able to put things back together and enjoy again the things you once enjoyed. Right now it might seem inconceivable, but with the right medications it is definitely possible, if not probable.

Does that help?
~mal