I think bp is better than major depression because you get the highs which, unless they are dysphoric, can be quite fun. I would take bp over some very serious debilitating anxiety I keep reading about in the Anxiety forum - think people not living the house at all or being abnormally socially shy - I would not want that at all. I would take bp over plain schizophrenia (not schizoaffective) because I like not hearing voices and, again, there is the fun component. I like food so I would not want to be anorexic. I did purge a couple of times when I was young and I am very glad I got over it by myself without treatment - I would not want to go back; purging is a horrible thing. So I would take bp over bulimia. So as you see, even as MI goes, BP wins on many grounds.