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Understanding bipolar disorder goes beyond its diagnostic checklist to the everyday symptoms that shape each individual’s experience. Getty Images Bipolar ...

Living with bipolar disorder can mean experiencing everything from intense emotional highs and lows to challenges with energy, focus, and more. Understanding your symptoms is essential to managing ...

For as long as I can remember, laughter has been an important part of my life. I’ve always loved to laugh and make others do the same. Way back, when I was in third grade, I wrote the following little ...

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 ...

There was a very difficult time in my life when I went through trauma and loss and got stuck in heavy rumination over my problems, anger, and pain. I remember I was in a state of so much hate and ...

Bipolar disorder can affect not only the person with the diagnosis, but also those who provide care and love. While the demands of caregiving are often not easy, know that a caregiver’s support and ...

Jeffrey H. says his past is riddled with opportunities for him to self-punish. And when his mood takes a dive, it’s even more tempting to dwell on those behaviors that go hand in hand with his bipolar ...

Have you ever had the experience of simply hearing a word and then suddenly having negative thoughts fill up your brain? Well, I have. And, for me, that word is “resolutions.” At the beginning of ...

I’m on my third marriage. Due to past struggles with hypersexuality, mania, and very poor impulse control, I’ve had a lot of bad outcomes in the love department. If my story were the only example, it ...

I know how important it is to protect the reputation of bipolar disorder in the general public. We don’t want people thinking we are dangerous, scary, “crazy” people who can’t be trusted. But I feel ...