Bipolar or manic depressive disorder is a mood disorder that causes radical emotional changes and mood swings, from manic highs to depressive lows. The majority of bipolar individuals experience alternating episodes of mania and depression from a minor state of life to lifelong disability. The information here should not be used as a substitute for seeking medical care for diagnose or treatment. We are strictly volunteered based. The group is being created for all to come via multiple mental disorders they may be going through with bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder and other serious brain diseases are an extreme challenge for the individual and the entire family.
Move from Fear to Action, even if you Expect to fail
June 6th, 2013 
Janice 
Move From Fear to Action, Even if You Expect to Fail
When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers. - Ralph Waldo Emerson Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them. - Orison Swett Marden Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, Read more [...]
When 2 Wrongs make a Right!
You’re right and you know you are right. Your wife (or husband, partner, friend, employer, colleague) is simply wrong and they know it.
Don’t bet on it. Just like you, they probably think they are right and it’s you who is being difficult, stubborn, hateful, irascible etc. You’re stewing. Angry, ticked off, and convinced that it’s pretty near the end of the world if things don’t turn out how you’d like them to.
You’ve gotten to the point where you can’t remember Read more [...]
Afraid of Being Rejected
Question: I have problems talking to my boyfriend he thinks i'm not interested in him, when in reality i am I just have a hard time expressing my self for fear of being rejected. I am afraid he does not like me because of this. How can I overcome this?
Answer:
Would it be easier for you to write him a letter? Could you possibly show him your letter to me? It is not easy to cure shyness. Often, it's a lifelong condition that keeps you from getting as much from life as more outgoing individuals. Read more [...]
Lumiram Aurora Full Spectrum Bright Light System
Just some research done and found this Light Box the most popular, expense I have not come across........
Lumiram Aurora™ Full Spectrum Bright Light System
Provided to you by Bipolar 4 Life Support
@ www.bipolar4lifesupport.com
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Lumiram Aurora™ Full Spectrum Bright Light System
Wattage:
110W
Voltage:
120V
Lumens:
10,000 LUX (at 24" or 36")
Length:
23"
Height:
12 1/2"
Finish:
Bright Read more [...]
Before You Buy A Light Box
Before you buy a light box
There are many light box products on the market that claim to help Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), but not all light boxes meet the recommended requirements for treating SAD. These are the requirements recommended by the Center for Environmental Therapeutics (CET) for effective light box therapy. Make sure that any unit you purchase meets these specifications.
Clinical Testing
The light box that you buy should have data from peer-reviewed clinical trials backing Read more [...]
About Light Therapy
by Kimberly Read
Phototherapy, also known as light therapy and light box therapy, is the use of light to treat disorders. It is most commonly used to treat skin disorders such as psoriasis and hyperbilirubinemia, which causes jaundice in newborns. Light therapy has also become a widely used remedy for mental illnesses such as seasonal affective disorder and some research supports it benefits for sleep disturbances, depression, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder (Oren et al, 2001) and Read more [...]
