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Beware of Inaccurate Bipolar Supporter Articles

no@spam.com (David Oliver) — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:00:00 MDT

It may be difficult to find bipolar supporter articles, although you can find some if you look hard enough. 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!

Difficulty Getting Good Information on Bipolar

no@spam.com (David Oliver) — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:30:00 MDT

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.

Best Things to Say to Depressed Loved One

no@spam.com (David Oliver) — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:30:00 MDT

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.

What Does NOT Cause Bipolar Disorder

no@spam.com (David Oliver) — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:00:00 MDT

I receive so many emails and phone calls from people confused about what causes bipolar disorder. At least once every few weeks, someone contacts me wondering if the bipolar experienced by their loved one or themselves is the result of someone placing a curse on them. Although people who have untreated, unmanaged bipolar disorder may feel cursed, this is NOT a cause of the disorder.

Supporter Checklist

no@spam.com (David Oliver) — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:00:00 MDT

Summertime is here, and many parents of children with bipolar disorder are getting ready to send their children to camp, so checklists are on the minds of many supporters at this time. This made me think of the following checklist.

Offering Support That Helps

no@spam.com (David Oliver) — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:00:00 MDT

Every supporter of a loved one with bipolar disorder would like to believe that what they are doing is offering help to their loved one; however, sometimes without knowing it, their "help" actually hinders their loved one's recovery.

Don't Be Ashamed of Your Loved One

no@spam.com (David Oliver) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:30:00 MDT

Many supporters of a loved one with bipolar disorder actually feel shame because of it, but that's because we still have stigma in our society. Being labeled with mental illness has long been a stigma, and stigma often produces shame.

Becoming More Patient

no@spam.com (David Oliver) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:00:00 MDT

Many people with bipolar disorder struggle with the fact that they wish they could be more patient. Becoming more patient is something that, with practice, is something you can learn. Once you have learned to become more patient, you will also notice the added benefit of a lower stress level.

Letting Bipolar Disorder Overwhelm You

no@spam.com (David Oliver) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:00:00 MDT

If you have allowed your life to be changed due to your loved one's diagnosis of bipolar disorder to the degree that you no longer do the things you used to do, or live the way you used to live, then you could be letting bipolar disorder overwhelm you, and that would be wrong.

Psychological Toll of the Recession

no@spam.com (David Oliver) — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:00:00 MDT

An article in the Baltimore Sun dated May 31, 2010, highlighted the story of Deanna Ross as an example of the psychological toll of the recession.