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Understanding bipolar disorder goes beyond its diagnostic checklist to the everyday symptoms that shape each individual’s experience. Getty Images Bipolar ...

Our focus on busyness often distracts us from what truly matters. Here’s how to prioritize ‘being’ over ‘doing’ to support your mood. How many times have you introduced yourself to someone new, and ...

Stress significantly impacts mood stability, often triggering mood episodes and complicating recovery. It disrupts how your body regulates stress hormones, intensifying symptoms, disrupting sleep, and ...

Something changed when Sasha W. noticed the hot pink running shoes sitting in the corner of her bedroom. She was 27 at the time and struggling with the worst depressive valley of her life. As she lay ...

Q. What is seasonal affective disorder, and how does it affect people with bipolar? Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) refers to a pattern of symptoms or episodes that appears to align with the seasons ...

Living with bipolar disorder can often feel overwhelming, but it’s a disorder that isn’t chosen or self-created. I’ve yet to meet anyone living with a mental health condition who hasn’t, at one time ...

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I know how important it is to protect the reputation of bipolar disorder in the general public. We don’t want people thinking we are dangerous, scary, “crazy” people who can’t be trusted. But I feel ...