This is a private community of people diagnosed with bipolar disorder where they can share their experiences, and gain support from each other. We welcome caregivers of people diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder (also, known as manic-depressive illness) is a mental disorder that is characterized by constant shift in moods between depression and elevated moods (known as hypomania or mania depending on intensity and psychosis). It also includes shifts in energy levels and ability to function on day to day basis. Please follow the community guidelines.(This is not a crisis support line.) https://www.patientsengage.com/private-community-guidelines.
Severe mental illness like Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder can get better with appropriate care. But when it begins to raise its disturbing head again in a person, it tends to have a few telltale signs. Tanya Dutt, founder of AtmaNirbhar explains how it is important for an employer to recognise and manage these situations at a workplace. Work is an important part of our lives and well being and is a key factor in the recovery of a person battling a mental health issue like Schizophrenia. For…
Exercise and yoga can improve quality of life for people with mental illness and reduce risks of strokes, diabetes, auditory hallucinations and other health problems, informs Dr R Padmavati, Additional Director, Schizophrenia Research Foundation. World Health Organisation defines physical activity as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure. Physical activity is not just "exercise". Exercise, is a subcategory of physical activity that is planned,…
Although characters portrayed with mental illness have progressed from the Victorian era, more novels with believable and real protagonists need to be authored, says writer, poet and activist Jhilmil Breckenridge. If you say you have diabetes, people engage, ask about your medication, and say, oh you should not be eating rice, or potatoes, and so it goes. But if you say you have schizophrenia, for example, there will be an uncomfortable hush, as though you have just…
Women develop bipolar II disorder, bipolar depression, mixed mania, and a rapid-cycling course of illness more commonly than men and are at greater risk of such comorbid conditions as alcohol use problems, thyroid disease, medication-induced obesity…
Hello all. Did you know it is pain awareness month? Do any of you suffer from chronic pain? I also have Fibromyalgia so I also suffer from chronic pain. It is tied with mood swings. I also have a lot of fatigue. What about you? ~ Swati
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Bipolar has had a huge impact on my relationships. Many people did not want to date someone with mental health issues due to lack of understanding and stigma. Sometimes, mood swings just made it tough to sustain a relationship. I felt…
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Welcome to the Bipolar Private Support Group.
This is an introduction thread so that we could get to know each other better. Please do introduce yourself. Talk about things like work, family, interests, where are you from etc.!! Also,…
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