Anxiety and daily stress can make anyone impatient, but in bipolar disorder, irritability is often more than a reaction to everyday frustration. A sudden or unusual increase in irritability can be ...

Even well-meaning comments can miss the mark. Here’s how to replace dismissive remarks with thoughtful alternatives. When someone you care about lives with bipolar disorder, the way you communicate ...

While anger isn’t an “officially recognized” symptom of bipolar disorder, irritability—which is common with dramatic mood shifts—can lead to angry outbursts and explosions with devastating effects.

If you’re unsure what triggers your irritability, try tracking it. Use your phone’s Notes app, a mood-tracking app, or a good old-fashioned paper journal. As the saying goes, “prevention is the best ...

For many individuals living with bipolar disorder, intrusive thoughts can heavily influence mood and mental clarity, often making it hard to concentrate on even the simplest tasks. These repetitive ...

Mood shifts come with the territory of bipolar disorder. But sometimes, you can sense them before they fully arrive. Whether it’s an upswing into mania or a downturn into depression — which can show ...

Like the rest of us, researchers studying bipolar disorder are trying to figure out how the latest technology can help them work smarter. Increasingly, that means crunching enormous amounts of data, ...

When we talk about bipolar disorder, the focus often lands on the highs of mania and hypomania or the lows of depression. But if you — or a loved one — live with bipolar disorder, you may also notice ...

What is “bipolar”? It’s encouraging that attempts to answer that question have made more progress in just the last five years than in the previous 25. I’ll present some of that progress in coming ...

Note: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not approve supplements for safety or effectiveness. Talk to a healthcare professional to determine whether a supplement is a good fit for your ...

For anyone managing bipolar 1 disorder, staying consistent with daily medication can be a challenge. Busy schedules, shifting moods, and side effects can make it easy to miss doses — and even brief ...

Discover real experiences from our bipolar community on the potential benefits and challenges of ketogenic therapy for mood stability and metabolic health. Metabolic psychiatry is a growing field that ...