I think I have diagnosed my frieind with bipolar disorder, and she is getting suisidal ideas. This is not the first. No one has ever thought she has a problem like this that she is just lazy and being stupid. Her normal way of dealing with these depressive thoughts is to exercise, and then she will feel ok/good. But is it a good idea to rely on exercise to feel better is it using it like a drug, because when she does not exercise she feels depressed and ill.

Do you think there is a cure to the root of the problem, one which has not been discovered where she can live happily without the need to exercise.

I have told her to see a doctor but she hates herself so much she does not want to be seen and uses greats amount of energy and effort to get ready to go out.

Please help I am worried.