I've never taken meds for my issues in the past 15 years, voices, depression, anxiety etc, etc..

I do a lot of mental training however. For the voices I train my hearing so there is less confusion. For my depression I train controlling my emotions, I exercise my mind with math, memory recalling, honing my senses and holding as many as I can, etc. Just lots of mental exercising, if you spend an hour a day exercising your body you should spend at least with your mind.

Since I've gotten an autoimmune disease I've become completely exhausted mentally and physically, I'm currently looking into some meds for my voices. I'll try it for a couple months and look for the reference point in my mind, how the medicine makes me feel. Then I'll try to remember that feeling and recall it without the medicine, so I have more places to operate from that are considered a safe place in my mind. And when ever I feel lost I'll just recall that memory or one of the many other safe spots in my mind and just hide out until the storm passes, if I don't feel up to the fight.

Really anyone with a mental disorder should be training their mind more often. Meds can help us manage these issues, but they are often not the cure. Do it with your doctor, as brain training can be very exhausting which can make your symptoms much worse at first.