Stress, digestion and stomach aches. Mental health is so much more than what we feel and think. There is a physical component to our bipolar disorder as well. The more we learn scientifically about the body, the more we see a connection between the brain and the body.
Anxiety for example is known to cause terrible stomach problems.
What is a scientific answer for this? Serotonin in the stomach. This is also why drugs that affect serotonin are not very safe for people with bipolar and why they can cause so much physical stomach upset.
My work has always involved deduction. When I started on my bipolar journey at age 31, there was very little available science on why we act as we do and what we can [ Read More ]
