Combination therapy is very common in bipolar disorder because different medications have different purposes. The medication that gets you better, may not be the same medication that keeps you better. Typically, people with bipolar disorder require a combination of medications that you take at the same time. Why? Because the medications treat different aspects of […]
Two Tips for Health Anxiety
The clinical term for health anxiety used to be hypochondriasis, but now it’s been split into two disorders, somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder. With health anxiety you are oversensitive to body sensations and fear you have a serious illness. The fear of having that illness overwhelms you and leads to you engaging in […]
Can You Have Bipolar Disorder + Borderline Personality?
Can you have bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder at the same time? I’ve been asked this question several times and the answer is yes. In fact, some people will refer to this as borderpolar. This isn’t an official term but one that’s coined by professionals in the field. One of the key places bpd […]
Staying Stable and Motivated While Stuck at Home
Many people struggle with staying motivated and keeping their spirits up when they’re stuck at home in quarantine. This video is based on a viewer question from Kelly. She asked how should she deal with fluctuating mood and energy levels in this time of being quarantined at home? Here are some suggestions Set a routine […]
What is bipolar spectrum? Will it become bipolar 1 or bipolar 2?
Today’s video is about bipolar spectrum illness and is based on a viewer question from Saddam. He says Mam it is my fourth time i have been asking that i have been diagnosed with bipolar spectrum 3 years ago, now I’m 21…i have read a lot but I’m still confused…will my diagnosis change bipolar 1 […]
How To Manage Worry During A Catastrophe
To handle worry and anxiety, use the Worry Decision Tree exercise to separate out real problem worries and hypothetical worries. This exercise also prompts you to think about immediate solutions to the real problem worries. Then, if you have a lot hypothetical worries, set aside an appointment time each day to worry about these things. […]