I guess I am more a product of the 70s, or maybe I just don't like being medicated, but I've always figured that most mental conditions for which doctores prescribe medications can be better fixed using some form or another of therapy. I guess for me it is a chicken or the egg sort of situation, is it a chemical imbalance affecting the mind's ability to function, or is it that the mind wants to function a certain way and is making the chemical conditions such as they are that cause the erratic behavior. My bhuddist influence tells me that there is no mental condition that cannot be controlled/modified with a disciplined will. All that is lacking is motivation.

It's just a product of my experiences.