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Jan 9, 2020

Motivation and Bipolar Disorder Getting motivated often feels completely impossible when you have bipolar disorder, but the truth is, it can be done. Here are...

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Elizabeth

I felt hopeful for once. I was terrified of the stigma behind my illness, how my family, friends and even my husband would see me.

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Joey

Educate yourself on bipolar disorder. Learn everything you can – how to cope, manage, and treat bipolar.

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Kricket

It wasn't until I was 19 when I felt something was wrong. I called and made an appointment to go in and talk to someone – I was then diagnosed with bipolar.

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Jennifer

My experience with bipolar has been going on for the last 15 years. I spent the majority of my twenties dealing with deep lows and hypomania.

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Chet Grimsley

I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1998 and have been on Depakote and seen doctors regularly since.

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Alishia Kurz

Having bipolar is difficult; for me, parenting with bipolar can seem next to impossible. I have learned to do what works for my family and me.

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Cindy

I am 61 now. I have been receiving treatment for mental health problems since I was 15, back in the late 60s.

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Scott

Doctors diagnosed me with a 'severe mood disorder' when I was a kid. When I was 18 I was diagnosed bipolar.

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Michelle Gonzalez

I was cutting my left wrist sometimes but I was never sure why. My mother saved me by taking me to a psychiatrist, who diagnosed me.

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Meghan

When I was 15 I heard about an actress who had bipolar and when she talked about her symptoms I noticed I had a lot of the same symptoms.

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Joy Hibbins

A friend of mine first suggested that I may have bipolar. I had been suicidally depressed, but within days I was totally on a high, euphoric.

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Tiffany Cooper

I have a much stronger support system than most, sometimes it still isn't enough. Maintaining treatment is the only way to successfully change your life.

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