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 ...

Learn how one person living with bipolar disorder plans ahead for mania, using safeguards that protect safety, finances, and ...

Start the new year with small, mood-boosting practices. From puzzles to volunteering, these tools can help you find balance through winter’s challenges. With winter in full swing, the shorter days and ...

You walk into a social gathering and see that most of the guests have a drink in hand. So you grab a beer, too — maybe to calm your nerves before you mingle, maybe to join the festive atmosphere, ...

Prior to diagnosis and treatment for bipolar disorder, self-medicating with alcohol is surprisingly common. In fact, a study in Frontiers in Psychiatry found that approximately 40 to 70 percent of ...

From lived experience to expert insight, these books open the door to understanding, connection, and new ways of seeing bipolar disorder. Living with bipolar can sometimes feel like you’re trying to ...

After successfully managing her bipolar 2 disorder for two years, Penny S., 63, an artist splitting her time between New Zealand and the United Kingdom, faced an unexpected challenge. While on a trip ...

There’s a growing area of research for bipolar disorder. Called metabolic psychiatry, this emerging field is rapidly gaining attention for its focus on how our body’s metabolism and energy systems ...

When Keely P. describes her first manic episode, she lists what might be considered “classic” bipolar symptoms. “I had lots of energy, a case of the giggles, and racing thoughts,” says Keely, who is ...

Ann R. knows that, even on her best days, it can be difficult to deal with the noise and chaos that comes with having a six-year-old and four-year-old twins. When she’s pulled down by bipolar ...

Many people with bipolar disorder have a love-hate relationship with their meds. They can work great to stabilize symptoms (which is why one of the first things your doctor will do after you’re ...

Living with bipolar disorder already feels like a demanding job, requiring constant attention and effort to manage symptoms effectively. Yet when a neurological disease like migraine enters the ...