Bipolar disorder, sometimes called "manic depression" or "manic depressive disease," is a mental health condition marked by extreme, often long-lasting mood swings and episodes of extreme ups and downs. Due in part to the overuse of the word bipolar to describe when a person is just being moody, bipolar disorder is ... Read More
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Lessons Learned from Margot Kidder’s Lifelong Battle with Bipolar Disorder: The Importance of Early Diagnosis and Treatment
Formative Years Actress Margot Kidder suffered from mental health problems throughout her short life, specifically bipolar disorder, which doctors failed to diagnose until she was in her early 40s. When she was 14, Kidder tried to commit suicide by overdosing on codeine capsules following a sudden break-up with her ... Read More
Four Dangers to Mental Health from Kanye West’s Comments on Bipolar Disorder and Mental Illness
Updated February 21, 2022 Since the airing of this blog in June 2019, rapper Kanye West and his open struggles with bipolar disorder have been in the news yet again and a source of celebrity gossip and public speculation. West has been adamant that he does not need medication to manage his symptoms. He also has ... Read More
How to Support a Loved One With Bipolar Disorder
All mental health conditions can be difficult to manage, but for a caregiver, living with a loved one who has bipolar disorder can be overwhelming and terrifying. The condition, which often manifests as shifts from dramatic highs to very lows in activity, energy and mood, is hard to handle, especially on a daily basis. ... Read More
10 Ways to Help Someone Who Has Bipolar Disorder
About 2.6 percent of the United States population is diagnosed with some form of bipolar disorder. That percentage might seem low, but that means that 8.5 MILLION people suffer day to day with this mental illness. Chances are, you either know someone or will encounter someone with this disorder over the course ... Read More
Notable People Afflicted with Bipolar Disorder
At FHE, we know how difficult substance addiction recovery can be when you have a dual diagnosis like bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is a psychological disorder of moods. There’s a big social stigma around the disease, and if the mood disorder itself didn’t feed addiction, the stigma would do it on its own. There’s ... Read More
Mental Health: Bipolar Disorder
What Is Bipolar Disorder? Bipolar disorder is a condition of the brain that affects just under 3 percent of Americans, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). It's also called manic-depressive illness or manic depression. Bipolar disorder causes extreme changes in mood that often lead to shifts in ... Read More
9 Great Reasons to Get Sober Now
When addiction takes over, it destroys almost every aspect of an individual's life. It doesn't take long before the need to drink or use becomes your main priority, affecting your performance at work, being present for your loved ones, or keeping up with your routines. For those feeling stuck in an endless cycle of ... Read More
