will need to do a lot of work on their own as well in order to get better. this may mean going to therapy and learning different ways to control their symptoms and to learn coping skills that can help them manage symptoms later on. often times many people want to think that they can take a pill and everything will get better. however, that is not the way that things work in reality. it becomes very important to learn about the illness that you are suffering from, the symptoms and what you can do personally to make things better. 