Bipolar Life

Battling bipolar disorder is truly a war. Well-documented research shows that approximately 20 % of people with bipolar disorder commit suicide! This is unbelievably tragic—I was almost one of these statistics. What can we do to overcome this mental illness and live long, happy, and satisfying lives? The answer is to make a battle plan by following the directions in this book.

Ein berührender Familienroman vor der malerischen Landschaft Cape Cods. Ken und Abby Gardener haben ihre Mutter früh verloren und sind mit dem Vater in einem entlegenen Haus auf Cape Cod aufgewachsen. Als Erwachsene führen sie eine angespannte Beziehung, dennoch sind ihre Leben eng miteinander verwoben. Abby ist eine aufstrebende Künstlerin und gleichzeitig abhängig von ihrem Bruder. Denn das Atelier in den Dünen, in dem sie lebt und arbeitet, gehört ihm.

So, what happens when we are fun and loving and diagnosed with bipolar disorder? Where do friendships, love and family fit in? How do we navigate through a sex life? What about marijuana, alcohol, and smoking? In a fast-paced world, we can learn about different tools to help us navigate through bipolar disorder. We can utilize technology and modern therapy to ease our symptoms and stay and fun and stable. We deserve a good life full of love and fun. Let's go!

A little over a year of living with bipolar type one. I ended a year off of medications deeply in love and with a stay in jail for joy-riding and fleeing and eluding. My family suffered, my friends suffered, and I suffered. This is a journal starting after my stay in jail. I respond to the journal entries all the following year, surprised mostly by the degree of my mental illness. This is not a self-help audiobook, and I struggle most of the time, not really coming up with many good solutions to my issues. Nothing about the past couple years has been easy.

Depression and loneliness come and go. It is not uncommon for them to occur together, as depression causes people to isolate themselves, withdraw, and generally feel alone. Likewise, people who are alone in life (such as the elderly, shut-ins, prisoners, and people who are generally shy) may experience bouts of depression. Regardless of which causes the other, the reality is that you cannot avoid the problem and hope it goes away. While feelings of loneliness and depression may lessen with time, they usually return.

Bipolar disorder is a serious mental health condition that affects millions of people around the world. It is characterized by extreme mood swings, with periods of high energy and elation (known as mania) followed by periods of low energy and depression. These mood swings can be triggered by a variety of factors, including stress, changes in sleep patterns, substance abuse, and certain medications. In this audiobook, we will delve into the world of bipolar triggers and how they can affect those with bipolar disorder, and most importantly, how to identify and manage them.

"Alana Massey's prose is to brutal honesty what a mandolin is to a butter knife: she's sharper; she slices thinner; she shows the cross-section of a truth so deftly--so powerfully and cannily--it's hard to look away, and hard not to feel that something has shifted in you for having read her." --...

Informationeller und positiver Blick auf die schwere Diagnose. Das Stigma wird aufgehoben und es zeigt sich, dass Sie nicht allein bei all dem sind. Das Buch ist eine persönliche Reise, in der herausgefunden wird, worum es bei der Krankheit geht und wie man mit den schwierigen Momenten.