There are programs out there where you can get free help and meds. alot of people with bipolar when it gets very bad cant work and may be homeless. But be warn there are some very very sick people there you may not feel that you fit in at first and be scared off. They are the best places to get help doctor have seen the worst cases of mental illness and know how to treat it and what meds. work the best. Bipolar is like any illness if you let it go it will just get worst and harder to live with .