How I manage bipolar disorder successfully……I get a lot of questions from readers asking how I can do so well despite having chronic bipolar disorder mood swings. Here is my long answer. There is a short answer as well. I will put that at the end! **
I can vividly recall what my life was like in 1995. I was just diagnosed with bipolar disorder and I had NO idea what do to about it. There were literally no treatment plan books on the market- Kay Redfield Jamison’s book An Unquiet Mind came out that year and I devoured it! I felt hope from the book, but didn’t learn how to manage the illness. My medical bills were large and not being able to work put a huge strain on my partner Ivan. After two more years of medication troubles and constant mood swings, I said enough is enough and decided to create a plan of my own. I wanted to stay alive and work and have friends and have a life! I called this plan the Health Cards Treatment System for Bipolar Disorder. You can read more about it on this blog.
That was over 15 years ago and I have reached my goals- I can work. I have a lot of friends and life is so much better than it was then. Do I still have bipolar mood swings? Yes I do! I have bipolar disorder symptoms daily, but by managing the illness with my treatment plan I have saved thousands of dollars in [... Read More ...]
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