You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who’s actually read the 1913 children’s novel Pollyanna, but the character’s name lives on as shorthand for someone who is relentlessly, even foolishly, ...

Body art can make visible what’s often unseen — the inner strength it takes to live with conditions like bipolar disorder, anxiety, or depression. As the saying goes, “a picture is worth a thousand ...

The story I tell myself about money is that I’m not good with it, but the truth is, I’m afraid of it. Most people who live with bipolar disorder have at least a few stories about impulsive spending ...

Tardive dyskinesia affects hundreds of thousands of people, yet it often goes unrecognized. The symptoms can be easy to overlook at first — a subtle lip twitch, a slight hand movement, or a bit of ...

For many adults living with bipolar disorder, the answer is to enter a residential treatment center for continued, whole-person care. Residential treatment is a type of mental health care that ...

Dark therapy uses darkness and blue-blocking lenses to reset circadian rhythms and support mood stability in bipolar disorder ...

Some years ago, I was hospitalized again for a severe bipolar depressive episode. It was deeply discouraging, to say the least. It had been two full years since my last hospitalization — then the ...

Energy drinks may raise mania risk and disrupt sleep. Learn how caffeine and sugar affect stability in bipolar disorder.

If Terry L. had to give herself a diagnosis, it would be “what I call POPD — pissed-off personality disorder,” she says. Even though the Kansas resident has learned numerous coping skills to help ...

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.

I whined to my mom about how difficult middle age seems to be: the angst, never-ending worry, deep regrets, fears for the future, and my obnoxiously changing body’s aches and pains. She chuckled ...

At first glance, I can seem very cool and a little stoic. I give the impression that I just let things roll off my back without reacting. Most people who don’t really know me would just think that I’m ...