Breaking Bipolar
Breaking Bipolar

Author: Troy Steven

Publisher: Battle Press

Published: 2020-05-07

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 1513650262

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Breaking Bipolar is an empowering self-help book with clear, detailed instructions on how to create a powerful battle plan to BREAK the hold bipolar disorder has on your life, and eliminate bipolar episodes for good. Breaking Bipolar will provide you the battle plan, weapons, and training, to successfully battle bipolar disorder and live a long and satisfying life. In this ground-breaking book, Troy Steven combines the knowledge he has gained battling bipolar disorder for over 20 years, hi engineering expertise developing plans and procedures, and the wisdom of five bipolar individuals he interviewed, to equip bipolar individuals with the knowledge and skills needed to win the war against bipolar disorder. After reading Breaking Bipolar your will you will have the training and skills to: • Create Your persona bipolar battle plan • Dial In your Medications to the Optimal Medication Cocktail • Eliminate bipolar episodes • Optimize your medications • Recognize symptoms of mania and depression • Find a psychiatrist you trust • Form a support team • Determine your Specific Diagnosis: Bipolar I, Bipolar II, Bipolar III, Bipolar IV, or Bipolar V. • Boost your mental and physical health • Recover faster from a bipolar episode • Deploy your bipolar legal rights if necessary • Navigate psychiatric hospitals • Win the war against bipolar disorder • Make Your Dreams Come True! Living with Bipolar Disorder is truly a war - in fact it can be a matter of LIFE and DEATH. Statistics show that approximately 25% of people with bipolar disorder attempt suicide, and one out of five of these attempts succeed. This is the highest suicide rate of any mental illness. How do we battle a mental illness that has the ability to take control of our thoughts and emotions and cause our minds to deceive and betray us? How do we overcome an illness that has the power to cause us to attempt suicide, become violent, and spend money recklessly, not to mention act in so many other destructive ways? How do we surmount the health issues attributed to bipolar disorder such as a shorter life span, obesity, diabetes, and abuse of drugs and alcohol? The best solution is to follow a lifelong whole-life wellness plan that is based upon the expert recommendations of the medical community. Breaking Bipolar will give you that plan. Bear in mind that you are the General of your own individual bipolar battle plan. You must become expert at treating your own disease. Live by the motto, Bipolar Heal Thyself. The book you are holding in your hands promises one thing: to provide you the weapons and training to fight bipolar illness strategically, intelligently, and as a warrior. Equipped with a battle plan to combat bipolar disorder you will be well-armed to achieve victory. This is your life – you don’t get another!

Break the Bipolar Cycle
Break the Bipolar Cycle

Author: Elizabeth Brondolo

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2008-01-10

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 007159406X

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Take control of your symptoms--and take charge of your life If you're dealing with bipolar disorder, you already know that it’s more than a cycle of “ups” and “downs.” You may also have difficulty with depression and irritability, as well as problems with weight gain, memory, and fatigue. Dealing with these day-to-day problems can sometimes seem like too much to bear. Drawing on the latest research in bipolar disorder, stress, and health, this step-by-step guide offers a complete selection of livable, workable solutions to manage bipolar disorder and helps you: Identify your symptoms Explore your treatment options Stabilize your moods Sharpen your mind Achieve your goals This isn't a one-size-fits-all guide. It's a uniquely personal approach to your bipolar disorder that covers the full spectrum of the disease and its symptoms. You'll be able to find successful ways to regulate your moods, relieve your stress, improve your thought processes, and break the bipolar cycle--for a happier, healthier life.

Breaking Into My Life
Breaking Into My Life

Author: Michelle Dickinson-Moravek

Publisher:

Published: 2018-02-07

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9780988826274

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Breaking Into My Life chronicles the impact that growing up with a mentally-ill mother had on author Michelle Dickinson-Moravek. The years of having to stay home from school to care for her mother while coping with her instability and periodic abuse would compromise Michelle's adult life until she finally realized that she had to do more than simply come to terms. She had to reclaim herself along with the life she deserved.

Bipolar Breakthrough
Bipolar Breakthrough

Author: Ronald R. Fieve

Publisher: Rodale

Published: 2009-09-15

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1605296457

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More than 30 years ago, Ronald R. Fieve, MD, gained national recognition for his pioneering treatment of what was then known as “manic-depression.” Since then, he has focused on patients with mild bipolarity, also known as Bipolar II. With the right treatment, these patients can turn their illness into an asset. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Fieve presents a highly successful program that allows Bipolar II patients to harness the creativity and energy of their hypomanic “highs” while minimizing the potentially devastating “lows” of depression. Now with a new foreword explaining the most up-to-date research on the bipolar spectrum, Bipolar Breakthrough includes: -six stay-well strategies for anyone suffering from Bipolar II -the latest information on cutting-edge medications with fewer side effects -a special section on the complications of a bipolar diagnosis for pregnant women, children, and the elderly With results supported by thousands of patient histories, Dr. Fieve’s Bipolar Breakthrough is a landmark work that will help the millions of Bipolar II sufferers live better lives.

Bipolar and Pregnant
Bipolar and Pregnant

Author: Kristin K. Finn

Publisher: Health Communications, Inc.

Published: 2007-08-15

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 0757306837

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The first book to tackle one of the leading concerns of women with manic depression and related disorders You have bipolar disorder and want to start a family. There is so much to know and manage when thinking about becoming pregnant and having an optimal pregnancy and postpartum period. What are the risks? Can I go off my meds? How will my partner react? Will my child also become bipolar? How do I navigate through the often confusing and ever-changing research on mental disorders and pregnancy? Kristin K. Finn was diagnosed with manic depression as a teenager. Upon deciding to become pregnant, she and her husband also had questions, concerns, and fears. Recognizing that there was no go-to guide that helps women with manic depression navigate pre-natal, pregnancy, and postpartum issues, Finn collaborated with geneticists, obstetricians, psychologists, and psychiatrists to bring you this ultimate support-group-in-a-book and pregnancy resource. In Bipolar and Pregnant, Finn shares her insights and techniques that she developed through two pregnancies, as well as the advice of her esteemed team of experts. In addition, Bipolar and Pregnant: Provides information on medical aspects of pregnancy and gives advice on minimizing the risks of psychiatric flare-ups, avoiding episodes, monitoring behavior, and preparing to go off mediation as pregnancy looms. Discusses medical aspects of pregnancy, preparing for pregnancy, and optimizing the chances of getting pregnant Provides the latest research on medications used to treat bipolar disorder and their effect on developing babies. You and your entire support team will be armed with the knowledge necessary to help you optimize your pregnancy, subside anxiety, and feel confident that you are doing the very best for you and your new family.

Gorilla and the Bird
Gorilla and the Bird

Author: Zack McDermott

Publisher: Little, Brown

Published: 2017-09-26

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 0316315117

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"Glorious...one of the best memoirs I've read in years...a tragicomic gem about family, class, race, justice, and the spectacular weirdness of Wichita. [McDermott] can move from barely controlled hilarity to the brink of rage to aching tenderness in a single breath." -- Marya Hornbacher, New York Times Book Review Zack McDermott, a 26-year-old Brooklyn public defender, woke up one morning convinced he was being filmed, Truman Show-style, as part of an audition for a TV pilot. Every passerby was an actor; every car would magically stop for him; everything he saw was a cue from "The Producer" to help inspire the performance of a lifetime. After a manic spree around Manhattan, Zack, who is bipolar, was arrested on a subway platform and admitted to Bellevue Hospital. So begins the story of Zack's freefall into psychosis and his desperate, poignant, often hilarious struggle to claw his way back to sanity. It's a journey that will take him from New York City back to his Kansas roots and to the one person who might be able to save him, his tough, big-hearted Midwestern mother, nicknamed the Bird, whose fierce and steadfast love is the light in Zack's dark world. Before his odyssey is over, Zack will be tackled by guards in mental wards, run naked through cornfields, receive secret messages from the TV, befriend a former Navy Seal and his talking stuffed monkey, and see the Virgin Mary in the whorls of his own back hair. But with the Bird's help, he just might have a shot at pulling through, starting over, and maybe even meeting a partner who can love him back, bipolar and all. Introducing an electrifying new voice, Gorilla and the Bird is a raw and unforgettable account of a young man's unraveling and the relationship that saves him.

Overcoming Bipolar Disorder
Overcoming Bipolar Disorder

Author: Mark Bauer

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

Published: 2009-01-02

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 1608826929

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A doctor may understand the symptoms of bipolar disorder and your close friends and relatives may know your manic and depressive phases inside and out, but only you have experienced your bipolar disorder firsthand. This workbook will help you learn how to recognize your mania and depression triggers, develop coping skills for managing symptoms, form more productive partnerships with your healthcare providers, and keep your life in balance as you work toward your goals. The authors' Life Goals Program has already helped hundreds of people with bipolar disorder understand how bipolar works and take charge of their lives. Overcoming Bipolar Disorder makes Life Goals Program techniques available to the public for the first time, giving you the tools you need to create an action plan for symptom management designed specifically for you. You'll also discover how simple changes to your eating, exercise, and sleeping habits can improve your mood and keep symptoms at bay. Overcoming Bipolar Disorder is about more than just medication. New research shows that learning specific skills to manage bipolar disorder can significantly reduce symptoms and help to maintain long-term balance…. It should be an important resource for people living with bipolar disorder and for concerned family members.-Gregory Simon, MD, MPH, psychiatrist and researcher at Group Health Cooperative in Seattle, WA

Lost Marbles
Lost Marbles

Author: Natasha Tracy

Publisher:

Published: 2016-10-24

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781539409144

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"Natasha Tracy has written a book that straddles the chasm between self-help and memoir. Natasha's own experiences with bipolar disorder and depression illustrate what it is truly like to live with serious mental illness and offer real-world ways to live better with it. Natasha pulls no punches, doesn't sugarcoat and yet still offers real hope to the reader. This book will give those with mental illness and their loved ones "ah-hah" moments on every page."--

Bipolar 101
Bipolar 101

Author: Ruth C. White

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

Published: 2009-02-01

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1608824578

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After receiving a bipolar diagnosis, you need clear answers. Bipolar 101 is a straightforward guide to understanding bipolar disorder. It includes all the information you need to control your symptoms and live better. Authored by both a psychologist and a mental health expert who has bipolar disorder herself, this pocket guide is the only book on bipolar disorder you'll ever need.

BrainStorm
BrainStorm

Author: Sara Schley

Publisher:

Published: 2022-01-03

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13:

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Sara Schley is the founder of a consulting business and has worked with hundreds of renowned companies worldwide. She's a proud mother, grandmother, community leader and has been married for twenty-six years. She also has a bipolar II brain. Fearing the stigma, she kept this secret for decades. Until now. In her acclaimed memoir BrainStorm: From Broken to Blessed on the Bipolar Spectrum, Sara tells her life-changing story to help end the bipolar stigma, optimize brain health, and save lives. At twenty-one, as a senior in college, Sara was a scholar-athlete who seemed to have it all. Then, like the flip of a switch, she had her first brain breakdown: A tailspin into a living hell. It was terrifying. It took her twenty-five years and five psychiatrists to get the diagnosis that saved her life: Sara is on the bipolar spectrum with a bipolar II brain. If you've never heard of the bipolar spectrum, you're not alone: Most healthcare professionals still don't know it exists. Misdiagnosis results and the wrong medications make broken brains worse. However, bipolar exists on a broad spectrum. Understanding this changes everything: With the correct diagnosis, medication, support, and self-care, people who have experienced severe, persistent depression-which is actually a form of bipolar-can live rich, full lives. Sara's life is proof. The self-care disciplines Sara has honed over forty years of living with her bipolar II brain can help anyone who experiences anxiety, stress, or depression heal. Read this book to transform your life or that of someone you love.