I have been dealing with bi polar for a lot of years now. I also have PTSD. I wish I could say there is a tried and true plan to successfully beat this illness but there isn't. What works for one person might not work for another. I suffered horrible abuse as a child and was left with no self esteem. But in order to find some kind of worth I started making things with my hands. I painted and I sewed and I did every craft under the sun. Making beautiful things sort of replaced the ugliness in my life. But I still have bad days. And for people who don't want to accept that they have an illness. You are just prolonging your agony by not treating a treatable illness. Take your medicine. And if one doesn't work try another one. But please don't just do nothing. Mental disease is painful when you don't treat it. I hope I didn't say too much.