http://www.bipolarcentral.com/articles en-us N/A andrea@leverageteamllc.com Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:38:40 MST 20 http://www.bipolarcentral.com/articles/articles-937-1-The-Broken-Record-Response.html Many of us (supporters) have found it difficult to communicate with our loved ones when they aren't in an episode, much less when they are in one.  Because of the unpredictability of their responses, many of us have even given up trying to communicate with our loved ones when they are in an episode, which just leaves us frustrated and sometimes angry, among other feelings.

]]> no@spam.com (David Oliver) http://www.bipolarcentral.com/articles/articles-937-1-The-Broken-Record-Response.html http://www.bipolarcentral.com/articles/articles-936-1-12-Steps-to-Effective-Problem-Solving-with-Bipolar.html If you have bipolar disorder, you are undoubtedly going to run across problems that you will have to solve.  Following are 12 steps to effective problem solving if you have bipolar disorder:

]]> no@spam.com (David Oliver) http://www.bipolarcentral.com/articles/articles-936-1-12-Steps-to-Effective-Problem-Solving-with-Bipolar.html http://www.bipolarcentral.com/articles/articles-935-1-Whats-Good-About-Bipolar-Disorder.html At first glance at the title of this article, many of you probably thought I was crazy to think that there is anything good about bipolar disorder at all!  However, if you look at it in a positive light, there are some things that are good about the disorder.

]]> no@spam.com (David Oliver) http://www.bipolarcentral.com/articles/articles-935-1-Whats-Good-About-Bipolar-Disorder.html http://www.bipolarcentral.com/articles/articles-934-1-Beware-of-Misleading-Bipolar-Articles.html Bipolar articles are plentiful on the Internet—all you have to do is go up to the Google search bar on your computer screen and type in the words bipolar disorder, and click on GO.  Then sit back and wait, and soon you will have more bipolar articles to choose from than you can imagine!

]]> no@spam.com (David Oliver) http://www.bipolarcentral.com/articles/articles-934-1-Beware-of-Misleading-Bipolar-Articles.html http://www.bipolarcentral.com/articles/articles-933-1-Cognitive-Brain-Function-Different-in-Women-and-Men.html The brains of women and men may be affected in different ways by bipolar disorder.  Specifically, according to one recent study, the effect of the disorder on memory is more severe in men.

]]> no@spam.com (David Oliver) http://www.bipolarcentral.com/articles/articles-933-1-Cognitive-Brain-Function-Different-in-Women-and-Men.html http://www.bipolarcentral.com/articles/articles-932-1-Alcohol-May-Increase-Risk-of-Suicide-with-Bipolar.html According to a new study, in a person who has bipolar disorder, alcohol may increase the risk of suicide.

]]> no@spam.com (David Oliver) http://www.bipolarcentral.com/articles/articles-932-1-Alcohol-May-Increase-Risk-of-Suicide-with-Bipolar.html http://www.bipolarcentral.com/articles/articles-931-1-Age-of-Onset-Influences-Bipolar-Prognosis.html A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry suggests that people with bipolar disorder whose symptoms began in childhood have a worse prognosis with their bipolar as adults.  It also suggests that the earlier in life a person's bipolar symptoms appear, and the longer the disorder goes untreated and undiagnosed, the more severe the disorder seems to be throughout their life.

]]> no@spam.com (David Oliver) http://www.bipolarcentral.com/articles/articles-931-1-Age-of-Onset-Influences-Bipolar-Prognosis.html http://www.bipolarcentral.com/articles/articles-910-1-How-to-Improve-Your-Life.html Many supporters are overwhelmed by the fact that their loved one has bipolar disorder.  They feel like the disorder has taken over their lives, and that there is no room for improvement in their life.  Yet everybody that I speak to wants to improve their life, but many of them are faced with the same questions:]]> no@spam.com (David Oliver) http://www.bipolarcentral.com/articles/articles-910-1-How-to-Improve-Your-Life.html http://www.bipolarcentral.com/articles/articles-909-1-Difficulty-Getting-Good-Information-on-Bipolar.html The greatest difficulty with getting good information on bipolar disorder is not knowing where to get it.  When your loved one is first diagnosed with bipolar disorder, their doctor or psychiatrist may give them a brochure or pamphlet that describes bipolar disorder in general.  Usually that’s all they will get, unless he/she gives them samples of medication and, in that case, they might receive an additional brochure or pamphlet put out by the drug company that makes that particular medication.  Generally speaking, however, that’s it.  You are on your own after that, to try to understand this new and confusing diagnosis of bipolar disorder.]]> no@spam.com (David Oliver) http://www.bipolarcentral.com/articles/articles-909-1-Difficulty-Getting-Good-Information-on-Bipolar.html http://www.bipolarcentral.com/articles/articles-908-1-Best-Things-to-Say-to-Depressed-Loved-One.html If your loved one has bipolar disorder, there may be times that they will feel depressed.  You may not know what the right thing to say or do is during those times, and you certainly don't want to make things worse for them.

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