Hypersomnia is a common but overlooked sleep issue in bipolar disorder. Learn how excessive sleep affects mood stability, ...

When you’re living with bipolar disorder, finding a customized, holistic treatment plan is crucial. There’s no “one size fits all” solution, and treatment ...

Bipolar disorder can feel unpredictable, but understanding your own patterns can make a big difference. While medication is often key to stabilizing mood episodes, tracking your daily experiences can ...

Finding the right psychiatrist can be a journey, and sometimes, that journey means switching doctors. Maybe your doctor is retiring, relocating, or no longer accepting your insurance. Or perhaps your ...

I’ve lived with bipolar disorder for so long that I sometimes forget I have a mental illness. I have a successful job, a loving relationship, and a seemingly fully functioning “normal” life. And while ...

While anger isn’t an “officially recognized” symptom of bipolar disorder, irritability—which is common with dramatic mood shifts—can lead to angry outbursts and explosions with devastating effects.

Our award-winning bpHope Blog is a collection of posts written with heartfelt honesty by a group of bloggers from around the world, with each providing their own unique perspectives on living with ...

I’ve noticed that, in general, our attitude about — and understanding of — romantic relationships is quite different from our beliefs and expectations surrounding friendships. For instance, we find it ...

Bipolar disorder and self-care go hand in hand. Prioritizing your well-being isn’t self-indulgent — it’s essential for stability and health. I have learned many “dos and don’ts” for living with this ...

Mania may feel good in the moment, but afterward, it can leave you feeling full of regret. Romanticizing mania is never a good thing. Mania, in my opinion, has the greatest public relations team in ...

One thing we deal with a lot in the area of bipolar disorder is distractibility, which can be one of the symptoms of this condition. That may happen in varying degrees, but if you’re like me, you deal ...

It’s hard for me to ask for help — so hard that it almost never happens. Or, at least, not until it’s too late and I’m seething with bipolar anger or completely overwhelmed by exhaustion. Usually, my ...