September 9th, 2009 
admin Suicide Prevention Week: Approximately 5.7 million Americans suffer from bipolar disorder. 25 to 50% of patients will attempt suicide and around 20% will commit suicide. There are signs that you should look for if you suspect that a friend or loved one may be suicidal: Talking about suicide or ways to commit suicide expressed anger [...]
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No Comments » August 13th, 2009 admin How do you explain bipolar disorder to others? Since being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, I have done extensive research on the subject. I consider myself to be very knowledgeable on the subject but yesterday I realized that I still don’t know how to explain what bipolar disorder is. Don’t get me wrong. If I have [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar 2, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS Tags: about, all, bipolar, disorder, explain, illness, list, mental, others, to No Comments » July 1st, 2009 admin You know you’re bipolar if: You have ever plotted to kill the person you truly love. You believe the earth rotates around you one minute and the whole world is plotting against you the next. You can remember the preamble to the constitution but forget your phone number. You have ever gotten out of bed [...]
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