Bipolar Disorder and Parkinson’s Disease
I worry that living so long with bipolar disorder and its treatment may result in a neurological crisis. Turns out I have it backwards.
I worry that living so long with bipolar disorder and its treatment may result in a neurological crisis. Turns out I have it backwards.
When a mental health professional first mentions the word ‘bipolar’ in relation to your symptoms it can be a very scary time. It can feel overwhelming and it is definitely…
I’d like to present the research about how to treat bipolar disorder in the elderly. Unfortunately, there isn’t any. In 10% of patients with bipolar disorder, the illness develops after…
If I die tomorrow, my family is going to face some financial hardship. Oh, I tried to get life insurance. I wasn’t able to. I have a long history with…
The temperature is predicted to hit 62 degrees today, but last Thursday it was so cold that I swear it shocked me into a manic episode when I stepped outside…
I’m 55 years old and I have an 8 year-old daughter, which is crazy enough. But getting to this point, being a parent with a mental illness, was a journey…
Language can powerfully influence self-definition, revelation, and healing. The way we describe ourselves and our condition speaks volumes about our outlook and our outcomes. I was diagnosed decades ago with…
Meditation holds many benefits for those struggling to manage a mental illness. The obvious are stress management and improved focused. Others, such as predicting difficult episodes, are also available to…
Can meditation help you identify oncoming mania or depression and give you time to intervene and avoid the worst? I’ve found that it can.
The research is pretty conclusive: people with bipolar disorder die earlier than their peer group’s average. But the data leaves out a lot. It’s worth taking a peak behind the…
“When you’re down and out, When you’re on the street, When evening falls so hard, I will comfort you” Paul Simon Perhaps the hardest thing about mental illness is the…
What’s the average lifespan of someone with bipolar disorder? Now that I’m in my 50s, and now that I’ve lived with the diagnosis for nearly three decades, I wonder if…