It's just like any other disease or disorder. We as humans want to control and in part I controlling we need to know what we are up against. We also like to know and figure out what may help ease our symptoms.

We know for heart failure sometimes sodium levels get elevated so we get put on low sodium diets. For RA the pain could be so intense but pain meds are expensive and addictive not to mention controlled. We will research it and see what we can to alleviate the pain without those pain meds.

With bipolar or schizophrenia or PTSD or anything that has to do with our mental or emotional well being it's the same. We need to find what works so we can have lives. We can work and have families and friends and go places without fear that we will have an episode or a breakdown or just freak out. (I freak out in some situations an have severe car anxieties). We want to learn to cope to be independent.