Living with someone with bipolar disorder and giving them unconditional love is not easy. Expressing love when you are being disrespected, turned away from, or even ill-treated is a difficult thing to do. Finding love in your heart for a self-centered person who thinks grandiosely of themselves can test even the most loving soul. This […]
Everyone has lows and highs as they go through life. Each of us experiences events that may make us feel sad, happy or simply indifferent. Sometimes we experience extreme events which lead us to very intense emotional states – for example the sudden death of loved ones, weddings, divorces and watching our children […]
You think you are behaving quite normally, right? Next thing you remember is waking up in a hospital bed for reasons which you possibly cannot remember.
Living with bipolar disorder is a 24/7 “catch 22” situation. You are well aware that immediate treatment is required when you slip into mania or hypomania. However, […]
Manic depression or bipolar disorder as it is now known, is a debilitating condition to live with. The constant mood swings and rollercoaster symptoms of the disorder can be intolerable for the patient and loved ones alike. Research has now progressed considerably in the treatment of bipolar disorder, and there are now many […]
For bipolar sufferers interested in a balanced approach to their treatment, the use of hypnotherapy in bipolar disorder is well worth trying. As a complementary therapy which depends almost entirely on the attitude of the bipolar patient, hypnotherapy will not suit everyone. If a patient is convinced that they will not enter hypnotic […]
Strange as it may seem, the terms “bipolar” and “unipolar” were not even used until 1957. If you look at the history on treatment of bipolar disorder, you can see that it is only recently that the term “bipolar disorder” has been coined to represent what has always been a misunderstood condition. History […]