In some ways illness implies it is "bad" to experience bipolar and it is beyond our control to get better like our thinking and choices have nothing to do with it but, they do to a point at least in how you cope.

Making it medical makes bipolar impersonal.

It's true and it's not. I care deeply about what happens in the world, but I also try to see the positive changes in the world as well. If I only ever looked at the bad parts I'd probably be dead, or so cynical that I would be the loneliest number.

I think the news headlines should read more like " Jimmy got an A on his science test for the first time", " Mystery gardener installs planter boxes as love offering to San Fancisco" . You get the idea, maybe more of a balance instead of 50 horrible stories with one fluff piece at the end. It might be a good place to start. The last example is actually a real headline.