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How To Guarantee Success With Your Bipolar Disability Claim

April 11, 2008 in About Bipolar Disorder, Coping With Bipolar | No comments

Many bipolar suffers have tried to win a bipolar disability claim and have not been able come up with the goods. Life can certainly get tough for bipolar sufferers and their loved ones, with many symptoms of bipolar manic depression making it difficult to hold down a job.

A new package by Dr. Susan A. Nickerson, DC PT (“The Disability Doc”) is helping many bipolar sufferers regain financial control of their lives. “Bipolar’s Guide To Winning Social Security” is a toolkit condensed into the essential nuts and bolts of creating a winning bipolar disability claim and guaranteeing a lifetime of monthly disability cheques and free medical care.

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Causes and Cures of Imbalanced Brain Chemistry with Anxiety Disorders and Depression

April 5, 2008 in About Bipolar Disorder, Coping With Bipolar, Depression | No comments

Anxiety and Depression is caused by an imbalance of brain chemistry. Symptoms are normally dealt with by drugs, such as Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI’s) like Paroxetine (Paxil), Sertraline (Zoloft) and Fluoxetine (Prozac).Little do doctors tell you that imbalances in brain chemistry are actually due to poor diet, an unsatisfactory sex life, lack of exercise and lack of support in relationships. Most if not all of these issues are ignored by the average doctor before they administer antidepressant drugs.

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Don’t Ignore the Signs of a Potential Bipolar Episode

March 31, 2008 in About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Diagnosis, Coping With Bipolar | No comments

I have noticed that many people (myself included) who are supporters of loved ones with Bipolar Disorder, just don’t want to see their loved one go into another episode (this, of course, is normal), but as a result, we may see signs of an episode, and either consciously or subconsciously ignore these signs.

We may think things like, “It can’t be another episode.” Or, “It hasn’t been that long since the last episode.” Or maybe even, “Oh, I just can’t deal with an episode again.”

Many times you start seeing the signs, but then you say to yourself that you are not seeing the signs. You have an internal debate with yourself and many times, come to the wrong conclusion. This seems even hypocritical, but is actually called denial, and is normal – when you see the truth but deny it is happening, even when it is happening right in front of you.

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How To Cope With Loss And Trauma – For A Person With Manic Depression

March 25, 2008 in About Bipolar Disorder, Coping With Bipolar | No comments

Dealing with loss of family can be especially difficult for those who suffer from manic depression. Not only are they trying to cope with the traumatic experience, but they are also trying to remain stable and trying to avoid a depressive or manic episode as a result of the stress it caused.

Some with manic depression may even need to seek extra support to cope with the grief or anxiety that the traumatic event causes.

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Clinical Depression: Shakespeare’s Macbeth And Gratitude

March 23, 2008 in About Bipolar Disorder, Depression | 1 comment

Clinical depression is usually treated with drugs. But there is only one lasting antidote.

It may be great drama when Shakespeare’s Macbeth moans

…Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
…creeps in this petty pace from day to day
…and all our yesterdays have lighted fools
…the way to dusty death

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Understanding Bipolar Disorder – The Chaotic Mind

March 21, 2008 in About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Diagnosis, Bipolar Symptoms | No comments

If you ever ride a harsh unsympathetic roller coaster ride, that feeling is probably close to one who is living with the disarray of bipolar disorder. For not only the person himself, friends and family also suffer because their relationship is often strained with uncertainty.

A person with bipolar disorder wakes up to begin a day with a high level of uncertainty. He may have suicidal thoughts running through his mind during one of his depressive episode or a day filled with overexcitements when he is in a manic episode. One may even have a day fill with mix episodes of depression and manic. This is the fact of a person living with this disorder.

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