Over the years of managing bipolar disorder, I’ve made it my mission to keep developing ways to meet my moods head-on. As time passes, I continue discovering new strategies to soothe my depressive ...

Author Virginia Woolf saw her artistry and her mood extremes as being inextricably linked. In a letter to a friend in 1930, she wrote of her “madness” that “in its lava, I still find most of the ...

It almost never fails to happen. When I talk about my experiences with bipolar disorder at one of my book events, someone, usually the mother of a budding artist, will come up afterward, wait until no ...

If you’re dealing with hypersexuality as part of your bipolar disorder, you may be familiar with sexual thoughts and impulses that feel unusually persistent or difficult to ignore. When they become ...

Sleep problems are a core feature of bipolar disorder. Learn how sleep changes during mania and depression, why it predicts ...

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 ...

I’ve learned many “dos and don’ts” for living with bipolar 1 disorder since my diagnosis nearly 30 years ago. It has taken me a lifetime, but I feel that I’ve perfected the art of self-care. That is, ...

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.

Even with effective treatment, bipolar mood episodes can still affect relationships by changing emotional regulation, judgment, and energy. That impact can show up in relationships with romantic ...

That quick jolt from an energy drink might feel like the perfect pick-me-up when you’re running low on energy. But if you have bipolar disorder, the high levels of caffeine and stimulants in these ...

The phrase “for your own good” is usually attached to something you know you’re not going to like — such as ending up in the hospital because of an episode of severe bipolar depression or mania. But ...

Energy drinks can seem like a quick fix for fatigue, but they may threaten your mood stability. Learn why experts advise caution. Key Takeaways That quick jolt from an energy drink might feel like the ...