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If you suffer from bipolar disorder or support someone who has it, you have possibly been told not to expect too much in terms of achieving work and personal goals.  David Oliver has a very interesting point of view on this topic, as the following article outlines:

Why Bipolar People Accomplish So Much

Many people are under the impression that when an individual has bipolar disorder he or she is limited in what they can accomplish in life. Parents may think their bipolar children shouldn’t go to college, attempt to have a career, or start their own families because of the disorder.

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bipolarbears The Bipolar Bears   Australias Best Loved Band For Mental HealthThe BiPolar Bears are one of Victoria’s rock’n’roll institutions, playing their own brand of rock, reggae and blues for over 16 years.

Having a serious mental illness hasn’t held the band back. They’ve performed hundreds of gigs from the Sydney Opera House to psych wards, the iconic Espy Hotel, St. Kilda Festival, Federation Square, Brisbane’s Powerhouse and a myriad of other events.

The band describe themselves as having a serious work ethic. Says Kevin, the band’s bass player, “we work hard, write hard and play hard – we’re about making music”.  The band gives members a great working environment, supporting their creativity and giving purpose and employment. Read the rest of this entry »

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Two fascinating research studies have just been published, which at first glance appear to be a tad contradictory.

On September 2nd, 2009 we reported in the Bipolar Lives Blog that a University of Missouri study discovered that almost half of young adults suffering from bipolar disorder will recover from the condition when they reach their 30s. However, the very next day on September 3rd, we reported an Australian study which found that developing Bipolar 1 at an early age is associated with worse clinical outcomes. So is a young person who has developed bipolar disorder more likely to get better, or are they more likely to get worse?

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Every one of us experiences mood swings at one time or another. They are simply a part of life we all have to deal with. They often occur when we are under a great deal of stress.

There are a group of people though who rapidly cycle through different moods so rapidly it makes it very hard for them to maintain personal relationships. These frequent mood swings affect the entire family and many couples end up in a divorce as a result. In fact bipolar disorder is rapidly becoming one of the top reasons why people file for divorce these days. Read the rest of this entry »

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Bipolar disorder and drugs unfortunately seem to be bed fellows. I was involved with a homeless shelter for several years and a number of the clients were Bipolar and every last one of them had addiction issues, booze, drugs, and often both. Bipolar is a cruel master, and when combined with drugs it becomes a debilitating cocktail. Jobs can not be held down, bills can not be paid, and almost inevitably homelessness is the result.

Carlton Davis never made it to the ranks of the homeless, he had a caring and long suffering wife who supported him both financially and spiritually. Now at age 62 Carlton has been sober for 5 years, and through trial and error the doctors seem to have found the magic combination of drugs that have elevated the worst aspects of bipolar, however it has been a long hard road. Read the rest of this entry »

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In today’s mental health system there is a pattern of fraud and coercion that takes away the freedoms and dignity of children and their families. Children are receiving stigmatizing labels and being prescribed psychotropic drugs with many untoward effects.

Psychiatrist Thomas Szasz, MD made the comment that if an individual hit us with a blackjack and robbed us of our dignity we would call them thugs, yet psychiatrists label and drug children and rob them of their dignity and nothing is said. All in the name of profit. Rarely, if never are the families given informed consent.

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