I don't appreciate the "no you simply can't" nor the "milder" case replies either, because they are written in "absolute" fashion, and there are very few absolutes beyond life and death... Also, it renders me invalid. I am not invalid.

I've been on meds, wasn't for me. I'm off meds for almost 2 years now and would not call my case "mild"... So maybe I dont go bike riding naked in the rain, walk into traffic because I'm immortal or call the cops from my shoe, but I don't think suffering a 14 month long depression, anhedonia or being hospitalized due to psychosis mild.

That being said, I manage in the manner I choose to, and know best to, and I really dont think all this gloom and doom talk about bp life sentences on meds is helpful to anybody, especially not the newly dxd.

That being said, spread the hope people, leave the doom and gloom for the pdoc's office where most of em readily preach how we'll never live quality lives without their drugs.