Hey Richard, great post. It made me think about responsibility while living with a chronic disease. I liked your comparison with intoxication. Taking responsibility for our own health is many layered. I recently asked my PCP to prescribe a mood stabilizer for me again. I’d stopped it a couple of years ago after taking it for 20 years. Lately, I can’t seem to regulate my moods and had to admit the chemical imbalance in my brain needed some pharmaceutical help. I’ll have to live with the side effects.