Mood swings. In the beginning it was manic episodes which then became depressive episodes. I was diagnosed at 18.
What keeps me medicated? Common sense. I'm bipolar, and I know it. I've seen it, felt it happening, and I don't want to go back to that non-functional vegetable i was during my second hospitalization,where I just lay on my bed and stared off into space, losing touch with reality for hours on end. Plus, I just plain like staying out of the nuthouse.