For most people, the most obvious self-help practice for bipolar disorder is taking your medications faithfully and on time. Some folks use a pill box that's divided into days and times of day. I used to have one I used for my mother's medications (she had a ton of drugs and supplements to take) that was a one-week box with slots for four times a day: breakfast, lunch, dinner and bedtime. Since she also had one or two that had to be taken first thing when she got up, those bottles were by her...

