Rapid Cycling Within Bipolar is Not Healthy

Bipolar disorder, unbeknownst to most, can occur in many different ways. One of these ways is through rapid cycling. Rapid cycling is a pattern of symptoms in bipolar disorder. In rapid cycling, a person with bipolar disorder experiences four or more episodes of mania or depression in one year (1a). Six million people develop bipolar disorder in the... [Read more...]

My sister

The thing I hate most about my mental illness is how it affects the relationships I have with those I love. I have a younger sister, she’s eight and I’m twenty two. I don’t go home much anymore, I have an apartment so I don’t need to. I miss my family terribly and they only live twenty minutes away. I especially miss my... [Read more...]

Help Across the Board

Two things that I’ve found which help across the board of mental illnesses independent of medicine and therapy are having a daily routine and regular exercise. Another thing that seems to help is to force yourself to do the things you used to love or be interested in like hobbies and friends. This is especially true with depression and bipolar. ... [Read more...]

Coping with Insomnia

One of the side effects of the medication I’m on is periodic insomnia and restlessness.  Sometimes I wake up and just have to take a walk at five in the morning, or I wake up and it takes hours to get back to sleep.  There are a few things I do that help me clam down and get back to sleep: taking a walk, taking a warm bath, drinking chamomile... [Read more...]