Having a mental illness was very embarressing but eventaully i havent had a drink of alchohol in aprox 23 years.I stopped drinking around age 23 and never will drink it again.I think drugs such as alchohol,caffeine and nicotine caused my mental illness.I dont think i would have ever stopped drinking alchohol if i wasnt labeled mentally ill.It made me feel abnormal being labeled bipolar so i did ev