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Beware of Inaccurate Bipolar Supporter Articles

no@spam.com (David Oliver) — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:00:00 MST

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!

12 Steps to Effective Problem Solving as a Supporter

no@spam.com (David Oliver) — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:00:00 MST

If you are a supporter to a loved one with 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 are a supporter:

The Broken Record Response

no@spam.com (David Oliver) — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:00:00 MST

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.

How to Improve Your Life

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

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:

Difficulty Getting Good Information on Bipolar

no@spam.com (David Oliver) — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:30:00 MST

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 07:30:00 MST

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.

Humor and Bipolar Disorder

no@spam.com (David Oliver) — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:00:00 MST

Laughter can be just as important to successful treatment as medication. In fact, the Bible says, “A cheerful heart does good like medicine.”

Humor and Bipolar Disorder

no@spam.com (David Oliver) — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:30:00 MST

Laughter can be just as important to successful treatment as medication. In fact, the Bible says, “A cheerful heart does good like medicine.”

Worst Things to Say to Depressed Loved One

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

Some people downplay their loved one's depression (often unintentionally) by saying something trivial, thinking that will help their loved one, as if that is the one thing they needed to hear. While some of these thoughts have been helpful to some people, the majority of them are not, and can even make things worse.

Supporter Checklist

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

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.