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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In his next column for bpHope, Dr. Phelps will be exploring one of the most commonly prescribed medications for bipolar, one that many of you have likely taken. Before he begins, he’d like to know ...

I’m a creature of habit. That’s just my personality. I have a difficult time handling change. I like knowing what’s on the road up ahead. I find it challenging to be spontaneous. I used to view my ...

Everyone has moments where they jump to conclusions or blurt out something they regret. But with bipolar disorder, the tendency to leap without looking is more than just a bad habit — it’s a core ...

Something changed when Sasha W. noticed the hot pink running shoes sitting in the corner of her bedroom. She was 27 at the time and struggling with the worst depressive valley of her life. As she lay ...