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I can be manic without being violent, that isn't the point and I'm not going to go any further differentiating mania from other things. For purposes of this discussion, mania is something where I see everything as being "fine", although they may not be. When I'm really angry, I will do and say things I will later regret, but while doing them there is a persisting doubt in my head that I am very upset and that I can control my behavior.
If you want to talk about self-medication, psychiatry isn't much of a science either. Self-medication has its risks and benefits, so does psychiatry, but to negate it all (self-medication or psychiatry) would be naive. Self-medication works out when I take my medication, but getting my drugs through a pharmacy isn't going to instantly make me remember to take my medication. Bringing that up, I now realize that I haven't remembered to take my medication (antidepressants) for the past week. This next week I will be abstaining from Klonopin entirely (to lower blood levels so I can start the regimen correctly) and will be taking my antidepressants.
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