Bipolar Disorder

The image of a bipolar person with anger issues is something that has been perpetuated through the media for years; however, it is also very stigmatizing and not necessarily correct.  Though people with bipolar disorder struggle with emotional regulation and may have trouble managing feelings like anger or irritability at…

Why is there a bipolar 2 and a bipolar 1? There’s no depression 2 or depression 1. There’s no anxiety 3.0. What makes bipolar disorder (formerly known as manic depression) different? The quick answer is that people with bipolar 2 have enough variation in their symptoms from type 1 bipolar…

Being in a romantic relationship has its ups and downs. But what about dating someone who has a mental health condition like bipolar disorder?  As it so happens, dating someone with bipolar disorder I or II may not be so different from dating anyone else. Although it’s true that people…

Most people these days have heard of bipolar disorder in some form or another. However, there has been much misrepresentation of bipolar disorder in the media, causing the disorder and its symptoms to be misunderstood by many.  Though bipolar disorder does cause intense mood swings and emotional dysregulation, these symptoms…

Cyclothymic disorder is a mild form of bipolar disorder II, characterized by emotional ups and downs. With cyclothymic disorder, an individual might feel great one week, and then low or down the next.  Without treatment, the time in between these mood swings might feel fine—but when their symptoms flare, they…

World Bipolar Day is celebrated on March 30th every year. This day, which focuses exclusively on bipolar disorder I and II, is non-coincidentally the birthday of the famous artist Vincent Van Gogh, who was posthumously diagnosed with bipolar disorder. World Bipolar Day aims to inform and destigmatize the general public…

We all experience days when we’re just not in the mood to mince words; which means some conversations may get a little heated under the right circumstances. And often, we tend to snap at the people who are closest to us; the friends and family we care about.  Those arguments…

Bipolar disorder is a mental disorder characterized by extreme fluctuations in mood. These emotional shifts may take place over the course of hours, weeks, or months, and are often accompanied by drastic changes in behavior and functioning.  There are three main types of bipolar disorder. People with bipolar I (type…

The unfortunate reality is that mental illnesses do go undiagnosed, for years or even lifetimes. There are multiple layers to why this occurs, including the individual’s failure to recognize that something is wrong or that the problem requires mental health treatment—additionally, many are hesitant to seek treatment out of fear…

Recent studies show that 15 to 20 percent of bipolar related disorders that are diagnosed are actually false positives. Research has indicated that there are several reasons for this: Incompetence. In some cases, the therapist mistook borderline personality disorder for bipolar disorder. This is pure diagnostic incompetence. Pursuit of Reimbursement….