I am a practicing Catholic who finds a great deal of comfort in faith. I think God put this challenge (BP) in my life for a reason, and so I've never really prayed to be released from it.....it doesn't work that way. And I believe He works through other people, and that includes scientists and doctors and therapists---even drug manufacturers.

I have noticed that I tend to have some hyper-religiosity when I am manic, and when I'm depressed it feels like God is so far away that I can't find Him. But overall, I feel my faith helps me cope better with my illness, and indeed all of life.