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Bipolar Basics

  1. What is bipolar?
  3. How common is bipolar?
  5. Are there types of bipolar?
  8. Am I bipolar or just moody?
  11. Why do I have bipolar?
  13. What causes bipolar?
  16. Is bipolar genetic?

Symptoms

  1. What is mania?
  3. How common is bipolar?
  5. What is depression?
  8. How are depression and bipolar different?
  11. How do I know if I am manic or depressed?

Life with mania

  1. I feel out of control!
  3. I can’t stop having sex!
  5. I can’t sleep!
  8. My mind is racing!
  11. I see or hear things that aren’t there

Life with depression

  1. I have nothing to be depressed about
  3. I feel guilty about being depressed
  5. I can’t get out of bed
  8. I can’t stop sleeping
  11. My life is over
  13. I want to die

Bipolar treatment and recovery

  1. Is bipolar curable?
  3. Does bipolar go away on its own?
  5. Will I always have bipolar?
  8. How do you treat bipolar?
  11. How can I recover from bipolar disorder on my own?
  13. Who can I talk to about my bipolar?
  16. Can I live a good life with bipolar disorder?
  18. Are there successful people who live with bipolar?
  21. I miss my mania.

Medications

  1. Do I have to take meds for bipolar?
  3. What meds treat bipolar?
  5. How fast do bipolar meds work?
  8. I think my bipolar meds are making me feel worse
  11. I don’t want to take medication!

For Friends and Family

  1. How can I help a loved one with bipolar?
  3. Does my child have bipolar?
  5. Do people with bipolar know they have it?
  8. What to do when they don’t want help
  11. My family member refuses to go to the hospital

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