Book excerpt: A delightful new beginning for Nicola, ending a life of 30 years of misery. Follow her path as she is thrust through various psychiatric diagnoses and treatments to finally attain a grasp of normality. Throughout the decades of despair, she never lost her courage and faith that she would one day be able to live a life she dreamed of. After succumbing to many clinical trials an idea from one psychiatrist opened the door to a full recovery. This book is written in the hope that precision medicine will be the mainstay of all future medical treatment and protect current and future patients from countless, unnecessary treatments. This book gives a balance between information and personal anecdotes to enlighten those interested in the neglected and misunderstood diagnosis of Mixed Mood Bipolar.