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.

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:

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.

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!

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.

According to a new study, in a person who has bipolar disorder, alcohol may increase the risk of suicide.

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.

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.