I’ve found that work stress manifests in numerous ways, including physical, emotional, and behavioral symptoms. It took me a while to accept, but there is a definite link between the symptoms of ...

Living with bipolar disorder can feel overwhelming. These 5 practical tools helped me find stability, safety, and a path ...

You’re pretty much laid up in bed, or at least significantly limited in your capacity to perform daily duties. Your concentration is off, and you’re not expected — nor welcome — at work. It feels like ...

While anger isn’t an “officially recognized” symptom of bipolar disorder, irritability—which is common with dramatic mood shifts—can lead to angry outbursts and explosions with devastating effects.

Finding the right medication for your bipolar disorder may be one of the trickiest parts of reaching mood stability. Typically, a balance of therapy, medication(s), and lifestyle changes is necessary ...

We all face challenges at work — whether it’s dealing with the demands of the job itself, difficult coworkers, frustrating employees, or customers with bad attitudes. If you’ve been there, trust me, ...

Whenever James M. feels stressed, he logs onto his computer and writes it all away. He says that journaling has been a major source of strength and hope in managing his bipolar 1 disorder. His online ...

The retired WWE star, formerly known as AJ Lee, is fighting in a brand new arena: She is telling her story to take down stigma. Growing up to be a professional wrestler isn’t every little girl’s dream ...

Being open about his bipolar hasn’t stopped Robert O. Boorstin from scaling professional heights; it propelled him from the beginning. Early on in what would become an illustrious career, policy wonk ...

When I’m in an agitated hypomanic state, the desire to get rid of items in my house is strong. But when the mood episode is over, regret is bound to follow. If you go into my mom’s garage, you may see ...

Mary Forsberg Weiland is known as a successful model and the ex-wife of Scott Weiland, former front man of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver. Yet in 2007, the beautiful brunette made headlines ...

In a previous blog, 6 Things I Didn’t Realize About Taking Antipsychotics, I wrote about how antipsychotic medications have affected my life. But antipsychotics aren’t the only medications I take for ...