Jun 28, 2021 | Bipolar Disorder
When looking for a solution to a potential bipolar diagnosis, the medical community has predominantly erred on the side of overdiagnosis and overmedication. Here are the problems that can cause along with the issue of not medicating someone diagnosed as bipolar. The...
May 14, 2021 | Bipolar Disorder
Whether you’re trying to connect clinical bipolar symptoms with everyday life or understand if you may be dealing with bipolar mood patterns, it’s helpful to look beyond diagnostic labels. Let’s take a peek behind the curtain and explore how it affects a person’s...
Apr 30, 2021 | Bipolar Disorder
Even when you suspect that you or someone you care about may be struggling with bipolar episodes, it’s natural to put off the option of a professional diagnosis. Many people fear the stigma of a bipolar diagnosis, wonder what it would change, or are wary of...
Apr 2, 2021 | Bipolar Disorder
Following a bipolar diagnosis, many individuals find themselves asking if bipolar can ever go away. Bipolar generally does not go away and requires a lifetime of treatment, but you can develop skills to better manage manic and depressive episodes. Is Bipolar Disorder...
Sep 25, 2020 | Bipolar Disorder
The Difficulty of Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder As discussed in a previous post, emotional dysregulation is frequently misdiagnosed as bipolar disorder. A bipolar II diagnosis requires at least one episode of major depression and one episode of hypomania (less severe...
Nov 2, 2012 | Bipolar Disorder
Musicians, artists, actors, and writers. Scientists and mathematicians. Browse any list of prominent people who’ve dealt with bipolar disorder during their lifetimes and names like Frank Sinatra, Jackson Pollock, Nina Simone, Ernest Hemingway, and Isaac Newton...