Maintaining Long-Term Recovery with Bipolar Disorder
It can take a long time to reach recovery with bipolar disorder, but once you do, what then? Is it over? Can you stop going to support groups, monitoring your sleep, and tracking your moods? What abou...
25 Dec 202337min
Annoying Things Psych Docs Say to Patients
We asked on social media for the most annoying things people’s psychiatrists have ever said to them. Wow, did we get some responses! From access to care to dismissing symptoms to offering nonsensical ...
11 Dec 202336min
Does What You Eat Affect Bipolar?
There isn’t a specific diet that will cure bipolar disorder, but that doesn’t mean what we eat has no impact on how we feel. In fact, our diet can directly affect how we feel, which can drive the symp...
27 Nov 202340min
Brain Fog and How to Manage It
Do you have trouble remembering things? Do you not think as quickly as you used to or as you would like? Does your memory or ability to focus often feel “foggy?” Do you think it may be caused by bipol...
13 Nov 202341min
Host's Mom Shares Family Perspective of Bipolar
Bipolar disorder is difficult to manage and it doesn’t just affect the person with the disorder. The entire family is involved, often negatively. Unfortunately, more often than not, no one takes a gre...
30 Okt 202344min
In-Patient Hospitalizations: How to Stay Prepared
No one wants to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital, though being prepared could make it easier to manage. But how do you prepare for such a thing? Whether you have been admitted in the past or just...
16 Okt 202339min
Alcohol’s Impact on Bipolar Disorder
In our society, alcoholic beverages are very common, and since people living with bipolar disorder are just like everyone else, they absorb the same messaging surrounding drinking. From the simple wed...
2 Okt 202344min
Is Hypomania “Just” Less Severe Mania?
Often, when discussing hypomania in bipolar disorder, it is described as “just like mania, but not as severe.” To the uneducated populace, this creates the idea that hypomania is not as serious and, f...
18 Sep 202342min
