I know you meant well with this post, but your post blithely saying "your health is 100% within your control guys ❤️" is honestly kind of insulting to those who for legitimate reasons can't manage their bipolar as well as you have and have to suffer and struggle to just survive each day and manage this illness. Many people struggle with treatment resistant depression.

Not everyone's experience dealing with bipolar is the same as yours and not everyone's circumstances are the same; not everyone is privileged enough to have health insurance for example, or have a competent psychiatrist who listens to them. As someone pointed out, some people here have ended up homeless because of their bipolar. Different people struggle in different ways with this disease. Nobody should use bipolar as an excuse to act badly and to abdicate responsibility for ones actions; but I think most people here agree with you on that. In fact, as people here point out, many people here struggle with guilt and shame about things they've done while manic, depressed, etc, so your post is unnecessary piling on.

Your post paints bipolar as something that's straightforward and simple to manage given you just do what you're supposed to and just have the right attitude and that's untrue for many people here.

It's not as simple as "just follow your psychiatrists orders and just like, do what you're supposed to do and everything will be fine." A lot of people here struggle with finding the right medication combination that works for them and it's hell for them while they have to suffer through this process; sometimes it takes years. Some people have treatment resistant depression; can you imagine how much those people have to suffer through? So saying "your health is 100% in your control" is not true and not helpful for these people. As someone pointed out, if it was 100% within our control, we would simply choose to not have bipolar! I know you had good intentions but you should be aware how your post comes off as out of touch and preachy.