On a good day, there are parts of that day where I would say I feel fairly 'normal.' But I know it won't last, because of this illness. I am not ashamed of it. I have fully embraced my bipolar disorder. It is hard to deal with, but so is leukemia and ALS (I do not have either). Most people have hard stuff at some point. Ours just happens to be lifelong and there is no cure for it.