Living with bipolar disorder can mean experiencing everything from intense emotional highs and lows to challenges with energy, focus, and more. Understanding your symptoms is essential to managing ...

If standard treatments haven’t worked, don’t lose hope. Discover what treatment-resistant bipolar disorder means and new paths to try.

When bipolar symptoms influenced my behaviors, it took a toll on my relationships. I realized that, to understand my present, I had to heal my past. I used to throw my wedding ring at my husband. I ...

Please note: Suicide is discussed in the content below. Reader discretion is advised. In her insightful review of the documentary Roadrunner, author Jessica Lynn eloquently captures the shock and ...

Though the symptoms may differ, as do specific personal struggles, just knowing we are all in this together can be a source of true strength. Living with bipolar disorder can require an exhausting ...

At age 29, Julie C. seemed to be at an enviable place in life. She had good friends. She had come out as a lesbian and was comfortable with her sexuality. And she had a fulfilling job that took her to ...

There’s a very strong human-animal bond with goat companions, as they’re affectionately called. While they can’t curl up on the sofa next to you (unless it’s a small breed like pygmies and Nigerian ...

Daniel, a computer software engineer in Portland, Oregon, was used to solving complicated problems. But when his wife, Julie, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, he didn’t know what to do. Her moods ...

There was a time when Sol Wachtler seemed unstoppable. Over the course of two decades the rising star of New York’s Republican party had vaulted himself from Long Island town councilman to State ...

Candace was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when she was 23. With its irrational highs and soul-wrenching lows, the illness threatened to steal everything she cared about: her relationship with her ...

Reading memoirs and nonfiction about bipolar disorder helps connect with those living with this brain-based condition, whether you have it or love someone who does. When it comes to bipolar disorder, ...

Dave M. has been through the unshakable weight of depression and the reckless risk-taking of mania. But he says the sudden panic of anxiety is worst of all. It’s been a constant in his life as far ...