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How do I Commit a Bipolar Sibling?
Bipolar disorder causes intense mood swings that range from euphoric highs to hopeless depression. It is sometimes called manic-depressive disorder. It is a long-term condition, but can be managed with...
View ArticleHow do I Live With a Loved One Who is Bipolar?
Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness. It causes a person to have severe mood shifts, which can make relationships with a bipolar person hard to handle. If you...
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How to Stop Bipolar Outbursts
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, bipolar disorder "is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks"...
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How to Live With a Bipolar Spouse During Manic and Depressive States
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, bipolar disorder is a manic depressive illness affecting the mood, energy levels and day-to-day functioning of sufferers. It is a long-term...
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How to Tell if Your Child Has ADHD or Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is a severe mental illness characterized by intense mood changes. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is a common illness marked by difficulty focusing, inattention and...
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How to Live With a Manic Depressive Spouse
Living with a bi-polar or manic depressive spouse often feels like walking on egg-shells. The uncertainty of your spouse's frame of mind at any given moment causes huge amounts of stress. Worry over...
View ArticleHow to Reassure a Suicidal Bipolar Person?
Dealing with a suicidal bipolar person is a serious matter. In the depths of a depressive episode, a bipolar person will experience intense feelings of sadness and hopelessness and will not be able to...
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How to Control Hypomania
Hypomania, a mild or moderate form of mania, usually lasts at least four days. It can be characterized by euphoria, increased creativity, optimism, lack of sleep and increased speech and activity....
View ArticleBipolar Disorder Coping Strategies
Bipolar disorder is a mental health disorder characterized by fluctuation in mood from depression to mania. According to the American Psychiatric Association, depression symptoms include feelings of...
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Wrist Cutting in Women
Wrist cutting is a form of self-harm. It is non-suicidal in intent and it is estimated that the majority of self-harmers are women between the ages of 13 and 30.
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How to Wean Yourself Off of Seroquel
Seroquel (quetiapine) is an atypical antipsychotic with a long list of potential side effects, including dizziness, nausea, vomiting, weight gain and tardive dyskinesia, a permanent condition involving...
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How to Handle Dangerous Bipolar People
Millions of people suffer from a mental illness known as bipolar disorder. Someone who has this condition also may be referred to as "manic-depressive" due to the opposing mental states that...
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How to Cope With a Bipolar Person
If one of your friends or loved ones suffers from bipolar disorder, providing your support can have an extremely positive effect on the recovery and treatment of the condition. Coping with a person...
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How to Talk to a Bipolar Person
Bipolar disorder, sometimes referred to as manic depression, is a mental imbalance that causes drastic mood swings, ranging from incredible highs to unbearable lows. High mood swings are most commonly...
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How to cope with type I Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is characterized by periods of mania and depression. If you have been recently diagnosed with type 1 bipolar disorder and don't know much about your illness, you may feel like recovery...
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How to Tell your Significant Other that You have Bipolar Disorder
When you have bipolar disorder, it's very important to disclose this information to those closest to you so they understand the signs and symptoms of the disorder. Though this may not be necessary for...
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How to Explain Bipolar Disorder to Children
Bipolar affective disorder is a mood disorder that causes alternating states of depression and manic behavior. As the mental health community learns more about bipolar disorder, children and...
View ArticleHow to Help a Person With Bipolar Disorder
The National Institute of Mental Health defines bipolar disorder as "extreme, sustained mood swings that range from over-excited, elated moods and irritability -- the manic phase of the disorder -- to...
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How to Teach a Teenager with Bipolar Disorder How to Socialize
According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), children with bipolar disorder go through unusual mood changes. They might feel "up" one moment and "down" the next. These periods of...
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How to Raise Bipolar Children
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, shows in extreme mood swings. Children with bipolar disorder don't tend to experience the highs in episodes of mania, but their manic behavior usually...
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