A week or two ago, I mentioned in passing that I have been viewing TED talks on my desktop. Call me crazy - listening to highly intelligent thinkers and doers expound on cool and inspirational stuff does more for me than enduring the bitchiness of the judges on American Idol.
Yesterday, a friend sent me a link to a talk on how meditation shapes our brains. The speaker was a Harvard neuroscientist, Sara Lazar. Dr Lazar got into the topic quite by accident, when she started taking yoga classes...
Over a course of four posts, we have been discussing the numerous cognitive burdens that go with our illness, even when our moods are... Read more »
As always, the best reading about our illness is to be found in the community discussions here on HealthCentral. Last week, as a Question... Read more »
I am writing this at 4 in the morning. I have been lying horizontal in the dark for the past 4 hours, failing miserably to close the deal... Read more »
It would be wrong to say that bipolar moods are purely a matter of cycles of brain chemistry. We all know that triggers have a lot to do... Read more »
Butterfly writes:"My husband has been on medication for his bipolar and he had been really good but last night he took a major turn as... Read more »
The brain is divided into three parts, of which the limbic system governs emotions, the cortices control rational thinking, plus a bunch of stuff in... Read more »
Here are some common questions and issues to think about regarding a diagnosis of bipolar disorder: 1. How do I know that I have bipolar... Read more »
Dan W. Haupt, MD is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He believes that physicians in... Read more »
Bipolar disorder symptoms are cyclic. Patient's cycle into manic episodes, then return to normal before cycling into a depressive episode. This... Read more »
You never find happy individuals walking into a psychiatrist’s office for the first time. People with bipolar disorder only seek help when their... Read more »
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