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Avoiding Triggers for Bipolar Disorder
In a past newsletter, we provided an extensive list of triggers to bipolar episodes. In this article, I’d like to go over the main four triggers, and I’d like to do it a little differently. I want you to see these triggers from both points of view – from both the survivor and the supporter’s … Continue reading
Recognizing Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a very serious disorder. It causes a person to have very extreme mood swings, going from very depressed, to very happy, or very irritated. Each mood swing is called an episode, and can last from several months to only a few hours. The depression episode of bipolar … Continue reading
How I Live with Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder runs in my family. My father and five of his six brothers and sisters had it. For most of my life I feared it would get me also. But by the time I was 55, I thought I was going to be lucky and bipolar disorder wasn’t going to get me. What follows … Continue reading
Chronic Pain and Depression
It is quite favorite for those who suffer from chronic pain to feel depressed as well. This is understandable, as any pain that lasts more than three to six months may be the cause of not only a physiological depression but an emotional depression as well. It is easier to successfully treat a chronic pain … Continue reading