If you tell the average person he has a terminal cancer, he´s likely to curl up in the fetal position and weep. How you respond to your diagnosis and how ambitiously you pursue treatment and therapy have a huge effect on the outcome. If you deny that you have a problem, lose hope, or try to self-medicate with alcohol and other substances, the disorder wins. If you discover the right medication, confront your hidden demons through therapy, and remain vigilant, you prevail
Source: Bipolar Disorder, candida Fink, MD, Joe Kraynak
