I was diagnosed 12 years ago and I've been on and off the medication numerous times and what I have discovered is that without the medication my life is in ruin. I had continuously tried to pick up the peaces, tell myself that if I only tried a little harder then I could live a normal life. But that never came to pass reason is because others can see in us what we are trying to hide from them whether they make us aware of their knowledge or not and when that happens we are secretly shunned and ridiculed making it hard to do anything “normal”. I have learned to except who I am and I believe that others respect me for that and I treat me with more tolerance perhaps even a bit of sympathy which helps immensely. I try to take my medication on a regular basis and I believe that others should try to do the same. I believe that it is how we take care of ourselves and I believe others will respect us for it.