The coming of spring and summer reenergizes all the senses. The warm sun, the beauty of nature, the smell of flowers, the sound of a soft breeze through the willows — it is all so stimulating and so ...

Bipolar brings more than mood swings. Here are six overlooked challenges I’ve faced and what helps. I’ve faced the more familiar facets of bipolar — unpredictable mood swings, medication side effects, ...

While anger isn’t an “officially recognized” symptom of bipolar disorder, irritability—which is common with dramatic mood shifts—can lead to angry outbursts and explosions with devastating effects.

Hypomania can be easy to dismiss––it often masquerades as joy, ambition, and productivity. Which is exactly why recognizing your hypomania “red flags” is essential. Because I have bipolar disorder, I ...

The artist known as AUDFACED shares how a bipolar disorder diagnosis helped her trade hypomania for true stability. Editor’s Note: We first shared Cat’s story in 2022. While life has moved forward for ...

Explaining bipolar disorder to our friends and family is rarely easy, especially when our symptoms are invisible to the outside world. It would be much easier for people to understand the condition if ...

Bipolar anger is a common but often misunderstood symptom of bipolar disorder. Intense irritability, agitation, or rage can occur during manic, hypomanic, depressive, or mixed episodes due to sleep ...

If you’re living with bipolar disorder and standard treatments aren’t bringing relief, your provider might use the term “treatment-resistant.” It’s a label that can sound worryingly like “untreatable, ...

Complementary and integrative therapies can be beneficial for those with bipolar disorder — as long as they are an addition to your treatment plan, not a substitution for it. For someone with bipolar ...

That quick jolt from an energy drink might feel like the perfect pick-me-up when you’re running low on energy. But if you have bipolar disorder, the high levels of caffeine and stimulants in these ...

I’ve lived with bipolar disorder since 1981 — right around the time “manic depression” was renamed. Over these four decades, I’ve learned many lessons — some the hard way. Over time, I learned many ...

In her memoir, BrainStorm: From Broken to Blessed on the Bipolar Spectrum, Sara Schley wrote publicly for the first time about living with bipolar 2 after decades of silence. What began as a personal ...