What does bipolar psychosis feel like? One woman shares her vivid hallucinations, dangerous delusions, and the path back to ...

How AI can help you understand bipolar disorder — and why clinicians are still essential for safe, personalized care.

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, ...

I have noticed a connection between my bipolar depression and isolation. One of the main problems I face during depressive episodes is withdrawing from life and isolating myself from everyone. During ...

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 ...

When he’s feeling low and the couch is the only place he wants to be, Jim B. might choose to work on his motorcycle or take a walk with his wife, children, or dogs. Distracting himself with tasks that ...

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 ...

Are you lonely? I often am. One thing I’ve learned about loneliness is that it’s easy to confuse “bipolar” loneliness with “real-life” loneliness. Whenever I find myself thinking I have no friends, ...

Lethargy and bone-deep fatigue are much more than ordinary tiredness. This kind of exhaustion can make a regular day feel unusually demanding. You might wake up after a full night’s sleep already ...

I am very fortunate. After I was initially diagnosed, my first husband decided that he didn’t want to be married to a person with a mental illness. Eight years later, I met a man and right at the ...