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Do Not Engage: Dealing with your Bipolar Partners’ Angry Outbursts

June 12, 2009 in Bipolar Symptoms, Coping With Bipolar | No comments

“I will not engage; I will not engage; I will not engage. No matter what mean, cruel or hurtful things he says, does or accuses me of, I will not engage.”
I can’t tell you how many times that verse has gone through my head, since my husband was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder II, superimposed with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome.

I know what you’re saying “sure, easier said then done”. I agree, it’s not easy, but it is one of the best coping skills I’ve developed to take the air out of the hot air balloon (a/k/a bipolar disorder) before it rises too high in the sky.

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Bipolar Disorder and Sleep

April 28, 2008 in Coping With Bipolar | No comments

Bipolar Disorder and Sleep

“How many hours do you sleep on average at night, and what is the quality of your sleep?” are two of the first questions I ask every patient on the initial interview and all subsequent follow-up visits. While the hypomanic usually gloats over how little sleep he needs, getting by on 3 to 4 hours a night, the lack of quality sleep can wreak havoc on his mood and decision-making abilities. Sleep deprivation results in feelings of malaise, poor concentration, and moodiness, and even accidental deaths. Read the rest of this entry »

Bipolar Disorder And Successful Self-Employment

April 22, 2008 in Coping With Bipolar | No comments

If not approached correctly, starting a business can be dangerous for a person with bipolar disorder, adding fuel to the fires of both mania and depression. People with bipolar disorder can be subject to manic delusions of grandeur, pursuing unrealistic business ideas, along with having grandiose and unrealistic expectations of themselves. After the period of mania wears off, the depressive mindset will likely set in, and with it, a realistic view of the unrealistic business they had been so excited about. Read the rest of this entry »

My Experience With Bipolar

April 17, 2008 in Bipolar News & Stories, Coping With Bipolar | No comments

Ill never forget meeting with my first (of many) client who was struggling with bipolar. I was a little bit afraid because I only had a basic knowledge of the problem and even less understanding of effective treatment plans for the disorder. The first three sessions I had with this bipolar client I simply let her talk. I asked questions as a method of gaining information, but I barely gave any tidbit of counsel or direction. Read the rest of this entry »

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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Walk away the blues: Exercise is better for treating depression than anti-depressants

April 7, 2008 in Bipolar Treatments, Coping With Bipolar, Depression | No comments

“Exercise is the easiest and least expensive cure for depression,” offers noted psychotherapist and media personality Barton Goldsmith. “Just walking 30 minutes a day will help you.”Some experts suggest exercise may improve mental health by helping the brain cope with stress, while others believe that it is the release of chemicals linked to the brain’s mood control center during exercise. Whichever way you look at it, the outcome is the same–improved mental health.

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