http://psychcentral.com/blog/archive...olar-disorder/

This article is on the front page of PC today. I read it as best I could.

But at the bottom it says something that I believe is true and it was being discussed in another thread about "mind over matter." And that is if it were purely "mind over matter" alone that makes us better, then that makes bipolar a choice. Choosing not to try hard enough, choosing not to be well enough. And how many of us would choose to have this issue? How many of us chose to have a manic episode that sent to the hospital, or suicidal thoughts, the hallucinations, the paranoia, the risk taking, racing thoughts, SI and all of that. And if bipolar is a choice of us not trying hard enough, then it is not a disability and just a problem with our personalities or upbringing somehow.

I know it's not a choice to me. I would give it up today.

So, just thought I would share. We should all read this article.