Best of luck... I have a good friend who suffered from Bipolar and/or Psychosis (ok I forgot the exact diagnoses). It was quite serious, he went through 2 psychotic episodes, and if he goes under a 3rd, there could apperently be permanent affects. He's being medically regulated, and he hasn't had a episode in about 7 years, and he's a normal, functioning member of society, holds down a normal office job, etc. He can't drink alcohol anymore (messes with his meds I guess?) but other then that, quite normal and almost like before all of this. What I guess I'm trying to say is, be open and seek help if you need it... you never know.
Here is a story I read randomly on the internet the other day, very sad but good read and very well written :
http://www.psmag.com/navigation/heal...ch-ward-95567/
Best of luck to you, mental health problems is a terrible thing and not something to be taken lightly.