While I say your points are valid in many ways, you overlook an important difference. Those illnesses you mentioned are not diseases of the MIND. When we say we can't take it, or look at me I can fly (which I found kind of insulting) we are often experiencing symptoms of the disease that manifest themselves in emotions. These are not feelings about BP, these are feelings GENERATED BY BP. That's a huge distinction, in my book.

Of course, we can manage this illness as others do with their physical illnesses. I do my best to do all the recommended things.
I think most of us try to do that. If not, we should, as you pointed out.
And for the record, I know several diabetics who hate taking their meds and one who doesn't even do it regularly, so it's not just us BPs who have issues with that either.