You don't really recover....you can reach a point where you notice what factors ...coupled with an understanding of your life's stressors and how to limit and/or avoid them.
Plenty other stuff can happen...but really the whole picture varies from person to person. The branches all have varying interactions.
You have to do it as best you can with your mind as the main jewel to protect.

Meds....no meds...all discussed with a doctor.

So go see the docs ! All the best

believe the majority of people diagnosed with bipolar get to a better state, in time, actually

the more episodes you have (of mania, particularly) the worse the outcome & level of recovery..

staying on medication & getting enough sleep help immensely

look at relapse studies x

Is that true if you have more episodes of depression too wizz? interesting...

no- think it's mania specifically- non scientifically paraphrased- burns your brain cells out

so people who cannot comprehend they are unwell & repeatedly stop their medication & get extremely manic over & over end up really, really messed up (my cousin)

You can do a lot to manage your stability. I have been med free (mostly) for 7 years. But cured - only when I am in denial. I hope you can get some professional help and get stable.

oh, ive heard something like that too, that the more times they jump off meds and get really bad, the harder to treat.

med free= not bipolar

I don't think it's something you recover from, it's something you either learn to manage - or you don't. But BP will be a part of me till I die.

I have read a few times, in all the zillions of articles, etc, having to do with Bipolar Disorder, that some people -- very few -- have gone into remission and stayed in it from then on.

But that's kind of like winning a small lottery pool.
I personally have never known or known of anyone who's experienced that.

Is there any specific reason you think that you might recover within a year?
That's not usually how this illness works, although it might be that with the right meds you will do very well and it may not take a very long time.

But even if you ARE doing well, it's usually recommended that you stay on the medicine. The medicine is probably what is keeping you well.

Some people stop taking their medicine when they feel very stable.
I did that.
Most of the time, you keep doing well for a while -- but then you don't.

I wish you well and hope you do find a way to get well and stay that way.
But as you go through this, you may find that you're going to be in this for the long haul and will have to lower your sights a bit and aim for stability and staying as healthy as you can!!

(((((Hugs)))))

i think stability can be seen as recovery when compared to the throes of a bad episode.

you'll get there.