When I grew up, people didn’t talk about bipolar disorder, but kids today need us to be open and honest about mental health ...

I whined to my mom about how difficult middle age seems to be: the angst, never-ending worry, deep regrets, fears for the future, and my obnoxiously changing body’s aches and pains. She chuckled ...

Bipolar disorder affects everyone differently, and the severity of symptoms can vary just as much. Your experience with depressive, manic, or hypomanic episodes might not look like someone else’s, and ...

Is bipolar disorder a part of the person, or does it define them? People living with this brain-based condition offer their own perceptions. The words we use can shape our thoughts and understanding ...

During bipolar depression, it is hard not to see my life as one gigantic bipolar tornado. My perspective of the world narrows and darkens, and hopelessness finds its way back into my life. I have been ...