You know I really hate the "you don't take meds, hence you don't suffer" generalization.

I cannot speak for the OP, but I gotten the same crap before... TBH, I think it's a lot about attitude. You can whine about being ill ill ill and oh-so-powerless, or you can accept yourself for what you are... and learn to work around your feelings.

Just go browse Icarus forums. There are many bipolars, even schizophrenics who go the non-med route for various reasons. Not because they are "lucky", but because that is what they chose. Because their own problems are more acceptable to them than problems that come from meds (yeah, I rather feel depressed then not being recall words in my native language. And my second languague). It may be bad, but mayb the other scenarios are even worse for us....
(After all after Chernobyl exploded many people stayed living there in the danger zone. ANd not because it was excellent place to live).