Blogs Written by The Parents of Someone Who Has Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Bandit's Story My mom wrote these: (Click on title to be brought to the article.) Part 1 How having a mentally ill child affects the family. Part 2: Trying to Figure out What was Wrong with my Daughter Part 3: My Daughter’s Diagnosis and my Reaction HOW I DEAL WITH HER MANIC EPISODES Part 5: The next Manic …

Guest Post: 7 Common Myths About Bipolar Disorder: Busted by Nidhi Thakur

Today every one in five people is diagnosed with a mental illness, including bipolar disorder. For those who still don't know, bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness that's thought to be caused by an imbalance in the way brain cells communicate with each other.  This imbalance causes extreme mood swings that go way beyond …

Guest Post: What Euphoria Feels Like by @that_bipolar.girl

“Euphoria is the experience (or affect) of pleasure or excitement and intense feelings of wellbeing and happiness. Euphoric mania often releases a surge of super human energy that creates a feeling of invincibility.” - Wikipedia  I think I could write a whole book and tell about every experience I’ve had, but I could never explain how …

Guest Post: Travelling With A Mental Illness by Em

Travelling can be a joyous experience filled with adventures, laughs and the opportunity for unique memories to be created. However, travelling is not excluded from the stress we experience in day-to-day living; it only presents itself in a different form. “Have I packed enough clothes?” “What will the weather be like there?” “What is the …

My Recent You Tube Videos: Please Help Me to Help Others and Check Them Out!

Note: I am trying to build a YouTube following and finding it very difficult. Please help me by liking and sharing. SUBSCRIBING would be so appreciated. I am hoping that my videos inspire, encourage, and educate others. If you have a YouTube channel you want me to subscribe to, please email me at BipolarBandit@gmail.com Inspirational …

Guest Post: Mania-Going 120 in my Honda Accord by Bipolar Inferno (Chris G)

I am manic, I am energized and I am hyper focused. I am going 120 on the highway with no idea of how dangerous it was. I am confused and I have this dopamine buzz. Neurotransmitters flooding the receptors. Looking out where I was glazed eyes in a trance delusions flowing like water throughout my …

Educational Material about Bipolar Disorder for World Bipolar Day

World Bipolar Day is celebrated every year on March 30th in honor of Vincent Van Gogh's birthday. It is believed that he suffered from bipolar disorder. If you want to read more about it click here. Below are slides to a VIDEO that I prepared to help educate people about bipolar disorder. It includes how …

Getting Through Life with Bipolar Disorder Takes a Champion!

Having bipolar disorder is not easy. The lows are sometimes unbearable and the highs wear me out. The depressions have made it hard to function and it takes all my strength to get through the day sometimes. The manic episodes are awful and have lead to damaging things. For example, I have lost relationships, spent …

Are you Riding Your Tricycle or The Space Shuttle?

  Sometimes, while having bipolar disorder, you feel like you are driving a tricycle.  With the bike, you are not able to do as many things as you once would with a different mode of transportation.Wheels fall off making it harder to climb.  Riding a tricycle is like being in the depression phase.It is hard …

Mania or Depression: Will I stay in the light this time?

My life has been a roller coaster since I was 13.   There have been times when medications have worked and I have been stable, but these don't last very long.  Now, the problem is I think I might be medication resistant. I mainly suffer from depression and can't do much about it because anti-depressants can …

Guest Post: How to Slow Your Racing Mind by Charles Francis

Do you ever find it difficult to slow down your mind? For some of us, a racing mind is a serious problem. When we’re agitated, we have no control over our mind, and it becomes extremely difficult to meditate. An agitated mind leads to stress and a whole host of health problems, such as high blood pressure …

Writings from the Mother of Bipolar Bandit Part 4: How I deal with her Manic Episodes

Michelle has asked me to write about some times she was manic and how her dad and I had to bail her out. She said that there were so many that I could break them up.  I try to forget the bad things Michelle has done in the past while she was manic. In fact …

Making Light of Things You have Done While Manic

  If you have bipolar disorder and have done some really off the wall things, it does not really do you any good to dwell on it. Move on and laugh it off. By dwelling on the silly things you did and what people are going to think of you, is wasting time.  Move on. …