Positive stories please

I had a hypomanic episode during which I saw a phoenix and an angel, heard voices, and felt objectively smarter than usual. Afterward, I crashed to the point where I couldn’t form a simple sentence in my native language — despite normally being fluent in three languages. Things have improved since then, but not back to how they used to be. I still feel like my brain doesn’t function the way it used to; I used to be witty and extroverted.

I told my psychiatrist about this, and since I’m mainly experiencing depressive episodes, he started me on fluoxetine. I’ve been on it for seven weeks now, and during that time I’ve had four separate days where I felt like myself again. I believe the cognitive impairment is temporary and will resolve once the depression lifts.

I would love to hear some positive stories of people who had overcome that