How do I talk someone out of being depressed?!

How do I talk someone out of being depressed?

My boyfriend is bipoloar. He has a chemical imbalance and sometimes, feels like his life sucks. What can i say to make him not be so depressed. He wont take his medicine. He talks about suicide when hes in a rant. He says he doesnt believe in god, and doesnt have a religion. How can i help him. How can i get him to see the light. How can i get him to be happy, and not feel like his life is a mistake. He's 20 years old, and he has a job but lives with me. He feels like his parents treat him like an inconvience, which they sometimes do. I just dont know how to help the person i love the most.

You simply CAN NOT "talk someone out of being depressed". Even a professional therapist knows this and will combine therapy with medication. Non-compliance with medication is the most serious problem facing anyone with mental illness. A very high percentage of patients do not take their medications for a variety of reasons. My reason for not taking meds was that "I was too intelligent" to have to take mental drugs. I was very very wrong and almost lost my life from this type of thinking. I did lose everything else including my car, my house and my family. You can read my story on Yahoo search under "The Last Temptation of George Petrie". I spiraled down and down until I tried to end my life. Fortunately I take medication and am stronger than ever. Please learn as much as you can about his illness and give him the type of support that would make him realize that, if he were diagnosed with diabetes he would have to take insulin to regulate his sugar. No one can talk someone's sugar level back to normal, just like you can't "talk" someone's brain chemistry back to normal..... best wishes to both of you