I'm currently medicated and manic. I thought I'd dipped out of it but I'm at least hypo and still delusional even though I'm on some heavy hitting medications. I'm glad I do have my mania. I suffer with debilitating daily pain when stable or depressed. While manic this pain is lessened a bit to completely depending on how high I am. I need the pain free days to see a point in living. I do not wish to go too high and I need to be careful with the allegations I make at this time because that can be harmful but I'm rather harmless in my current state. I'm much more dangerous to myself when psychotic and depressed. That is a nightmare. How we treat this illness is unique to all. I try to medicate it away but it has a life of its own regardless. So I ride the waves and wear a helmet. My husband also keeps a watch on me but mostly he just plays video games or we watch TV together. It's not like he's standing guard or I'm some psycho or something. Everyone's situation is different. I tolerate mania because I have no other choice for a variety or reasons.