Information and opinions on Bipolar from Michael at BipolarConnect.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/8333 http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/8333/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/8333 http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/8333/16558/books-bipolar Sun, 18 Nov 2007 17:02:00 -0000 Michael I am looking to get feedback/reviews on books anyone has read about bipolar disorder. I continue to read various things, and think it would be neat to maybe continually revisit a thread on this, with any and all updating this post as they run across texts they find particularly useful, comforting, stimulating, or even entertaining.  Which books/writers have you found to most accurately articulate your experience? Have any been... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/8333/16558/books-bipolar http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/8333/16209/bipolar-health Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:28:00 -0000 Michael I would like to open with one caveat to my comments written below: As a bipolar person on a journey to find enduring happiness, there is perhaps a right time and a wrong time to be presented with such ideas. For those of you feeling in a desparate struggle right now, I say, "stay the course, keep the faith, and trust that over time you can find a stable place, acquire peace, and then move toward happiness. While my comments... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/8333/16209/bipolar-health http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/8333/15165/moodswing-triggers Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:50:00 -0000 Michael When I was in my early 20s, and was first diagnosed BPII (I'm now 43), I eventually learned what my situation moodswing triggers were - they were all related to fears and false beliefs that presented cognitive challenges. Situations (often social) that created problems for me - things that raised doubts in my mind, and made me question myself.   "Doubt" has been my biggest depression trigger, or oversleeping once I got... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/8333/15165/moodswing-triggers http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/8333/14049/illness-wan-onset Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:52:00 -0000 Michael I copy this from a previous post I made to a string that will likely get buried: I have a problem with the word "onset," as well as the concept of bipolar disorder as an illness. I view the disorder as a "condition" that one is born with. I don't believe the underlying physiology of those of us who experience bipolar moodswings changes over time, and while symptoms may "appear out of nowhere," I... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/8333/14049/illness-wan-onset