15 Must-Read Memoirs from People with Bipolar Disorder
WEBJan 2, 2016 · Author Brooke O’Neill was pursuing her career in nursing, was recently married, and had given birth to a daughter just five days before her symptoms of bipolar started to unfold. With a mix of humor and honesty, in Spiders, Vampires, and Jail Keys, O’Neill takes the reader through her 13-year battle with bipolar—covering diagnosis, manic ...
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Why People With Bipolar Disorder Sometimes Say Hurtful Things
WEBSep 16, 2024 · Many people believe that bipolar disorder comes with only sad depression or euphoric mania. In reality, this is just 50 percent of bipolar disorder. The other side of bipolar includes symptoms of irritation, anger, restlessness, and a volatile, mean, and nasty mood. This mood swing can be from either agitated depression or an episode with mixed ...
7 Things to Know About Paranoia in Bipolar Disorder
WEBMar 7, 2024 · 6. Treating Bipolar Paranoia Holistically. Effective management of paranoia, especially when severe, often involves a combination of medication and psychotherapy. Antipsychotic drugs can be crucial for stabilizing symptoms, while cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) offers a pathway to explore and reframe distressing thoughts.
Carrie Fisher: 15 Honest Quotes about Bipolar - bpHope.com
WEBMar 18, 2022 · But I’ll rifle through the half I recall and lay it at your feet.”. Carrie Fisher, celebrities, stigma. bp Magazine. bp Magazine and bphope.com are dedicated to inspiring and providing information to people living with bipolar disorder and their families, caregivers, and health-care professionals. bp Magazine works to empower those ...
Support Groups for Bipolar Disorder: A Path to Recovery
WEBAug 2, 2023 · Clearly, he had taken that whole “for better or for worse, in sickness and in health” business seriously. The least I could do was agree to attend a lousy support group with him. After consulting with mental health professionals, Google, LexisNexis, and other resources, Matthew seemed convinced that attending support groups together would ...
Stopping a Bipolar Rage Rampage - bpHope.com
WEBMay 5, 2023 · Irritability and its souped-up cousin, anger, are common emotions—part of the universal human experience. With bipolar disorder, their intensity can jump to a different level. “It’s like turning up the volume, making it a lot louder and harder to ignore,” says Brock Schludecker, PsyD, of Columbus, Ohio. A study published in the journal ...
Relationships and the Bipolar Trap | bpHope.com
WEBMar 18, 2024 · Julie A. Fast is the author of the bestselling mental health books Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder, Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder: Understanding and Helping Your Partner, Getting It Done When You’re Depressed, OMG, That’s Me!, and The Health Cards Treatment System for Bipolar Disorder.She is a longtime bp Magazine writer and the top blog contributor, with over 5 million blog views.
15 Rules For Parents to Manage Bipolar Rage in Their Children
WEBJan 15, 2017 · Family-focused therapy and individual psychotherapy tailored for children can also help control feelings of rage in children with bipolar. “These therapies help bipolar children tolerate frustration and express angry thoughts and feelings in ways that are less disruptive and destructive,” says David Fassler, MD, clinical professor of ...
Irritated, Angry and Aggressive Bipolar Disorder | bpHope.com
WEBSep 23, 2020 · Aggression, irritation, and anger are all very common––and normal- symptoms of bipolar- that are SO important to learn to control. Aggressive irritation is an unfortunate symptom of bipolar disorder. It often comes with a down swing or a mixed episode where you’re manic and depressed at the same time. We all experience irritation- …