I often receive questions about anxiety and bipolar disorder. It’s estimated that 90% of people with depression experience some form of depression. This means that most of us with bipolar disorder will experience anxiety at some point. Anxiety can limit so much that we want to do. Luckily there are many things you can do [...]
Let’s start out with a story about cabbage. (A conversation between my mom and myself)
Mom: Why don’t you put some cabbage on your salad?
Julie: I want to have cabbage on my salad but it is just too hard to do it.
Mom: Julie! It’s too hard to have cabbage? What is your problem?
Julie: It’s not just [...]
Dear Julie,
Today’s OPRAH’s topic is bi-polar disorder. I have bi-polar and used to work on “General Hospital.” The show will feature Maurice Benard, an actor on “GH” who has bi-polar and whose character, “Sonny Corinthos” does as well. He appeared on “Oprah” in 2004. Last year there was a lengthy storyline about bi-polar, and they [...]
The term rapid cycling can be very confusing. I recently asked my co-author Dr. John Preston for a clear explanation:
Rapid cycling is at least four discrete episodes during a 12 month period (these can be mania, hypomania, or depression). The term ultra-rapid cycling is not precisely defined but many refer to this as [...]
I recently found out that I won the Eli Lilly Reintegration Achievement Award. That’s quite a mouthful! The award is for a person with either bipolar disorder or schizophrenia who takes their personal treatments skills and uses them to help other people manage the illness as successfully as possible.Sometimes I have to step back and [...]
Here are the facts.
Pot and alcohol seem to help bipolar disorder symptoms for some people. They can be perceived as calming and harmless, but there is one significant way that pot and alcohol negatively impact bipolar disorder: they affect deep sleep. As you have probably figured out on your own, structured sleep is [...]
My Mind Is Blank
I never thought that I would see the day when I actually would have a blank mind. Sometimes I have to even think about what to think about. I’ve never really had this happen in my life. When you have bipolar disorder, your mind is usually filled with a bunch of garbage. [...]
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