Is it an episode or your baseline? Learn how bipolar spectrum temperaments like hyperthymia, dysthymia, and cyclothymia affect treatment.

It can be hard to seek inpatient treatment for bipolar disorder when you feel like you’ve been burned in the past, but it’s well worth it. Key Takeaways _____ I am not a patient patient. The second ...

Those six projects you’ve been meaning to get to for months? You’re on top of them all — and you have plans for six more. You are cheerful and creative, gregarious and engaging, and a multitasking ...

Suzanne G. of Westmont, Illinois, made one of the toughest decisions of her life several years ago when she left a 25-year career as a corporate paralegal — and the nearly six-figure salary that came ...

Whenever James M. feels stressed, he logs onto his computer and writes it all away. He says that journaling has been a major source of strength and hope in managing his bipolar 1 disorder. His online ...

Most nights, Will J. has no interest in going to bed. He prefers catching up on work, logging a few hours on his flight simulator, or watching late-night TV to crawling under the covers and counting ...

Our award-winning bpHope Blog is a collection of posts written with heartfelt honesty by a group of bloggers from around the world, with each providing their own unique perspectives on living with ...

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When Sara F. of Massachusetts has a hypomanic episode, she copes okay. Her hypomania tends to be dysphoric rather than euphoric, so she gets more angry or irritable than usual — but she’s still able ...

Most of us don’t naturally default to healthy habits. It takes planning and effort, and sometimes a surge of self-discipline, to eat right, exercise, get the sleep we need, and stay on top of work and ...

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 ...

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, ...