Yes I have needed IP many times ( BP I here) . As for BP I or II ? Well yes BP I can give someone dangerous Manic episodes but Bipolar 2 often leaves people dealing with more long term rounds of depression. So both can be Dangerous.

I think the vast majority of people with any mental illness will need some type of medication, often life long. That's nothing to be ashamed of. I have to take a medication for the rest of my life for my Tachycardia