GLP-1s are gaining interest for their impact on weight, blood sugar, and possibly mood in bipolar disorder. Here’s what ...

I go through phases when I wonder, “Why am I so unhappy?!” Or, I feel rage at the world and want to smash everything in sight. Yet I also have times when life feels way too easy and I breeze through ...

People with bipolar disorder share how they spot early signs of mood changes — and the strategies that help prevent a full ...

In the delicately balanced ecosystem of bipolar, any type of stress — positive or negative — can spark a mood shift and lead to a return of bipolar symptoms. A spat at home, the onset of cold weather, ...

Sleep isn’t just a symptom — it’s a mood regulator. Find out how bipolar disorder impacts sleep and how you can build healthier sleep habits. Most nights, Will J. has no interest in going to bed. He ...

It’s dusk and I’m sitting with my arms around my knees at the junction of a turbulent and muddy river and the slow, dark water of an ocean inlet. As I sit at the meeting point of two vastly different, ...

Dana K. remembers the “aha moment” when her therapist interrupted to correct a statement she’d just made: “I am bipolar.” Her therapist gently responded, “You have bipolar, but you’re Dana.” That ...

Symptoms of bipolar disorder can feel confusing, so it comes as no surprise that managing the symptoms of this often-misunderstood brain-based health condition can seem like an enormous undertaking.

In a previous blog, ‘6 Things I Didn’t Realize About Taking Antipsychotics’, I wrote about some of the impacts that taking antipsychotics can have on your life. But I don’t just take antipsychotics ...

If only life came with a reset button. One push and voilà: Relationships unraveled by the behaviors of bipolar disorder would knit themselves back together. Of course, it’s not that easy to mend ...

Exploring the upsides of their bipolar diagnosis has helped many people turn their uniqueness into pillars of personal development and resilience in their everyday lives. In the 20 years since she was ...