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For some reason I didn't get notified of your latest post, @utopia, hence the delay in replying. 

I feel for you, struggling so long with these legal matters. Awful that it has to be part of your life. I've avoided all legal matters, even walked away with very little from my divorce, knew I didn't have a fight in me. I think you, and others who take on the system, are the tough ones.

I've pretty much accepted that my condition can only be managed. I'm okay with it in a way, except for when I contemplate my life ahead over long years, knowing that these ups and downs are likely to improve, relapse, improve, relapse. Probably not the cheeriest thing to write to you just now. Just saying I relate really.

But in your case, that sense of having once been in a much better place in regards mental health must make it really hard to accept. I've been depressed since childhood and breaking out into sudden manic behaviours from my teenage years. It's easier to accept something when you don't know any different really.

And, the notification of your post just came through, 22 minutes after you posted it!

How I cope with the extremes of sleep and mood. I don't know really. Something to do with still feeling like I'm in a better place now than when I was younger and unmedicated, or not adequately treated.