Its up to you has you say to take meds or not, BIPOLAR 2 don't go away and CBT wont shift it that's for anxierty . You can go my way for 20 years has I did and drink a lot, take tranquiliser,s when needed. But it all ends in tears in the end, You carnt fight a life long illness by yourself , it don't work like that you get worse as time goes by. Still I did the same has you but I don't think you want the life I had .