Potato chips. Ice cream. Cupcakes. Pie. Cookies. Chocolates. Fried anything. Food can be the enemy when we cave to cravings. We who are bipolar are prone to eating our problems. And taking some medications, like Seroquel, can result in weight gain. A 2008 study by nurses Susan Simmons-Alling and Sandra Talley published in The Journal…
Late December is a rock critic’s dream. A time to reflect and dig up the treasures from this year’s new music releases and dissect them with a fine toothed comb. Yep, Christmastime is also the time for year-end Top Ten lists. And The Bipolar Addict has a list this year in no particular order.
I don’t know about you, but my psychiatrist has a very expensive hourly rate and he doesn’t take insurance. It’s a serious chunk out of my yearly budget. U.S. spent $201 billion on mental healthcare in 2013.
Parents across the country are outraged about the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why — which tells a story of teen suicide — and its potential for triggering copycat suicides.
Dementia has been on my mind lately because there’s a chance that my bipolar dad may have it. He turns 80 on February 1, and he’s flying in from Hawaii — where my parents live — for a neurology appointment at University of Chicago Hospital because the hospitals in Hawaii — especially on mini Maui — aren’t that great.
Now comes a new socially significant video from Maryland rapper Logic. The name of the song is “1-800-273-8255” — the number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The song is enjoying serious radio play and is currently No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Guest blogger from The Bipolar Battle John Poehler explains how ECT, or electroconvulsive therapy — formerly known as electroshock therapy — was a lifesaver for him.
It’s official. President Trump is cuckoo for cocoa puffs. And he’s even losing the support of fellow Republicans.
Kicking a drug or alcohol habit is one of the most challenging struggles a person can face. Rather than the traditional 28 days of rehab, there’s another approach that may help. Magnetic pulses to the brain may curb addiction, according to one Italian scientist.
At New York Comic Con last week, Marvel showcased a new Fox TV series that features the manic-depressive superhero Polaris, who has superpowers in addition to bipolar disorder.
