Absolutely not! When I become unstable, I end up in the hospital. Bipolar disorder is a very serious mental disorder. Hmm. Read a book . . . or . . . get depressed or manic, become psychotic, become suicidal, end up in the hospital for two or three weeks. As my therapist says, that's really a no-brainer. That's why he's so blunt with me. It's the best way to get through my thick skull.