What can be worse than bipolar? The prospect of living the rest of your life with the illness, that's what. Whether you suspect you may have bipolar or have been recently diagnosed with the illness, chances are your life is in shambles. You may have run up debts, you may have left your employment, your friends and loved ones may have deserted you. Life sucks.

You may be working up the courage to seek help. You may be walking out the doctor's office with your first prescription in hand. Or you...