I use medications and despite what any one says, I will not make it without them. When I did not have meds, and when I have gone off meds things get very dangerous very quickly. The psychosis is really too much, and I almost completely loose touch with everything no matter how hard I try.

I know one person that does well with no meds or therapy, but sometimes I wonder if the diagnosis is correct, as I've never seen any apparent mania or hypomania symptoms. I think it can be done tho, depending on the severity, and the individual.

Also there is a theory of the bipolar kindling model I can already see my illness progressing, and if this theory is accurate I'd gladly not want to help move it along by having more episodes than I have too.