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Am I a good person? Are you a good person? I find these questions are often asked because bipolar disorder can cause you to do some awful things that are...

Everyone experiences setbacks. Setbacks in life are to be expected. Worse, though, is the mental health setback. I work so hard to ensure that my mental health is the best...

Bipolar disorder can look different for everyone. Every person may have different symptoms. Anger is not typically considered an official symptom of bipolar disorder. But, for many, anger is often...

Talking about my mental health when dating is tricky because I have bipolar disorder (not to mention generalized anxiety disorder). Do I mention mental health on the first date? How...

While bipolar disorder is partly caused by genetics, external events can also affect your mood. Money or relationship problems, work stress, or the death of a loved one can impact...

I have been having conversations with friends recently about the so-called dreaded mid-life crisis. Through various conversations with close friends, we discuss whether we are having a mid-life crisis and...

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that causes dramatic swings in a person's mood. This is different from the minor mood swings that most people have. Bipolar disorder affects...

Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a movement disorder caused by certain medicines. People with TD have involuntary facial movements, or tics. "Tardive" means delayed, and "dyskinesia" means involuntary muscle movements. There...

Editorial Note: Nominations for 2024 are now closed. We are very excited to announce the launch of the 2024 Social Health Awards program! The Social Health Awards is an awards...

When I need help, there are things I hope my supports will do and things I hope they won't. But it's hard for supportive people to know what those things...

As someone with bipolar disorder, heavy on the depression end, there are few things I've thought about more than love and happiness. I'm far from the only one. Everyone does...

The doctor-patient relationship is such a critical one. I view it as a partnership that forms so you have someone on your side against the bipolar disorder. If you don't...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and bipolar disorder are two different mental health conditions, but they can sometimes share similar symptoms and characteristics. The similarities can make it difficult to tell the...

As a person with bipolar disorder, it should come as no surprise that I feel employers shouldn't be overlooking those of us with the illness. In fact, I feel employers...

For most of us with bipolar disorder, medication plays a critical role in managing our symptoms. However, therapy is also a vital component in the effective treatment of the condition...

About 12 years ago I decided to live openly with my mental disorders – high-functioning autism (HFA) and bipolar disorder. It was the right choice for me despite the difficulties...

Many mental illnesses tend to run in families. It's not always the same mental illness in every generation, but mental illnesses tend to clump. Despite this, people tend not to...

Experts are paying more attention to bipolar disorder in older people. People with bipolar disorder who are over 40 or 50 years of age have not always been the focus...

When I first received a bipolar I diagnosis, I felt a wide range of emotions. My feelings were aligned with the stages of grief. Instead of grieving a loved one...

Bipolar disorder is a lifelong mental health condition. It causes extreme changes in mood. There are episodes of emotional highs, called mania, and emotional lows, called depression. Bipolar disorder can...