"Can a bipolar person go from being happy one minute," a reader asked, "to irritable the next, and angry 20 minutes later?"
The short answer is yes - such changes can happen just that fast. But think about it - a person who doesn't have a mental disorder can change that fast, too.
Here's a hypothetical example: Lauren is at a party, having a good time. Then she overhears someone say something nasty about the hostess, who is Lauren's best friend. Instantly irritated, Lauren is short with...
In a provocative and important book published last year, “The Hypomanic Edge: The Link Between (A Little) Craziness and (A Lot) of... Read more »
People tend to think of Bipolar I as being "worse" than Bipolar II. In discussions about this, people diagnosed with Bipolar I have... Read more »
This week is Mental Illness Awareness Week. Okay, let’s get aware. Following is a random traverse through history: 790,000 BC, give or... Read more »
Hi everybody We are doing something a little different today. One of our members, Donna-1, has written to me to ask that I attempt to... Read more »
No one wants to be depressed. Everyone, on the other hand, wants to be hypomanic. Think of hypomania as “mania lite,” for the time... Read more »
Hypomania is the least understood aspect of bipolar disorder. Too often, clinicians and patients alike mistake hypomania as a form of euphoric... Read more »
Sue Bergeson became President of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA), formerly the National Depressive and Manic-Depressive... Read more »
Mental health issues entered the spotlight this week, as two prominent community figures private battles with depression became public knowledge.... Read more »
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