My husband of nearly 30 years has asked me a number of times if I think I'll "ever be able to get off medications". I am bipolar with severe anxiety. He is an intelligent man, and he is also of the belief that if we are "Godly" enough (trust in God enough) we can overcome even physical illness. Sadly, my husband's severe OCD and GAD has severely impaired his life (he refuses meds & spends his life beating up on himself for not being "spiritual" enough to overcome his mental illnesses).
I don't foresee myself being able to function in life without meds. I barely function ON meds; without them I am very mentally disturbed and not at all able to function normally. I feel so demeaned, so defeated, when my husband asks me the question about meds. And I feel angry, because the issue is his issue, not mine - I KNOW I need meds because I KNOW that my mental illness is neurobiological.

Does anyone have any input? Similar experience?