I’ll answer your question.

It varies. Just living my life, it’s not too bad if I’m prioritizing my health, diet, sleep and therapy. I actively try to exercise regularly and I work to eliminate triggers. I do okay.

But like life happens, so some periods are tough and I may have an episode. I believe there’s nothing wrong with dealing with episodes without medication if you can handle it but many can’t, and they use medication and that’s perfectly fine. Recommended even, often times.

I say to you this. You know yourself best and what your needs are. If you think you can handle bipolar without medication, that’s fine. Try it out, while making your life as stress free and healthy as possible. If you think you can’t or things get too hard, find a medication you feel good on that meets your needs. If you don’t like your psychiatrist, find a new one. It’s your life and body. You have a right to deciding your treatment plan.