Hey /adv/, I've been diagnosed with Bipolar II today. I've been in and out of depression for the past 7 years (I'm in my late 20s now) and when I started taking medication for the first time earlier this year I thought I was out of the woods for good. Turns out the "happiness" I experienced was a hypomanic episode - a few weeks back I managed to fuck everything up again and I feel like I'm back to square one with my career and relationships.

To anons with mental illness: how did you come to terms with your condition knowing that you'll have to deal with it for the rest of your life/most of your life? Also a thread for venting out I suppose.