Somebody, you make an interesting point as well. And I hope that what I'm about to say isn't taken the wrong way. I think that there are some that can't help but suffer. I'd say, though, that for many, the meds being wrong or no one caring about them is an excuse to continue suffering. I'm by NO means saying that everyone can just up and be happy. It doesn't work that way. I can say that meds can be adjusted... I know several people who went through numerous different med adjustments before getting the right dosage and combination. I know an individual who's doc wouldn't try diff meds so the doc got fired. In fact, a couple diff docs were fired by this individual before finding one that would listen and now this persons meds are right. As far as being alone goes... friends can be found. For me, it took admitting that I'm an alcoholic and going to AA. I found acceptance there. I also went to a BP and depression group therapy thing and made some friends there. People who care are out there... ya just have to find them. I mean, not everyone can just run to AA or some group therapy, but people who care are out there. It takes perseverence. I do, however, agree with the no resources point of view. And those are the few that I'm referring to that must suffer. I guess I'm saying that, IMVHO, the number of those that MUST suffer are so few and far between. I think that many of us, at one point or another, made excuses to not be happy. You know what's funny is that when I started making the positive changes in my life, I found myself wanting to hold onto feeling horrible. That's right. I wanted happiness but I had felt so bad for so long that I actually afraid to feel good. I just think that there's a solution to 99.9% of every problem that comes up... if you are determined to find it. I hope that nothing I said was offensive cause it wasn't meant to be. It's just the opinion of one mentally ill person. Lots of love.

Ry