How Does Aging Impact Bipolar Disorder?
Did you know that age changes not only potential symptoms of bipolar disorder, but also what care is available, how doctors see the illness, and even our own perspective? It’s even possible for bipola...
22 Aug 202233min
Need Help Dating with Bipolar Disorder?
From swiping fatigue to getting ghosted, dating is a beast on its own. Throw in a bipolar disorder diagnosis and it gets really complicated, really fast. The first step might be telling someone you li...
13 Aug 202232min
Coping with Pessimism and Bipolar Disorder
Pessimism can feel like it’s part and parcel of having bipolar disorder. But differentiating how much of your pessimism comes from bipolar disorder and how much of it is just your personality can be d...
8 Aug 202233min
Co-Occurring PTSD and Bipolar Disorder: Everything You Need to Know
What’s it like to have PTSD and bipolar disorder? Many people know that mental health conditions, like anxiety and depression, frequently co-occur. Having bipolar disorder doesn’t preclude you from ot...
1 Aug 202232min
Ruminations and Repeating Thoughts with Bipolar Disorder
Do you ever get stuck on a particular thought, worry, or fear? It just goes around and around and around in your brain: You can’t stop thinking about it, and you can’t focus on anything else until wha...
25 Juli 202231min
Returning to Work After an Absence Caused by Bipolar Disorder
People expect you to take time off work for things like surgery and recovery, as well as pregnancy. But if you have bipolar disorder and a period of acute sickness led you to take time off work, the p...
18 Juli 202229min
Workplace Disclosure of Bipolar Disorder
How do you disclose bipolar disorder at work? Should you disclose it at all? If you are going to disclose, how do you tell your boss, colleagues, and human resources that you have bipolar disorder? Wh...
11 Juli 202232min
Things That Annoy Your Psychiatrist (That They’ll Never Tell You)
We all like to think that our psychiatrists are perfect paragons of virtue and that we are their only patients. But, deep down, we all know that isn’t really true. Psychiatrists see multiple patients,...
4 Juli 202237min
