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"Don't be so hard on yourself" is something people say to me but being hard on myself is necessary for functioning with bipolar disorder.
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People with bipolar may want to appear "normal." But how do you do that when you can't remember being normal?
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Psychomotor agitation is a symptom of bipolar disorder and is indicative or a mixed mood and correlated with suicidal acts. Learn more.
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Taking the day off work because of bipolar disorder is something we need to do sometimes, but can we actually give ourselves permission for the day off work?
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Do you want to make resolutions now or at any time? Check out how to make the best ones you can.

You might be making New Year's resolutions right now. If you have bipolar disorder, you should know about good New Year's resolutions and bad ones.
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A piece on New Year's resolutions.

New Year's resolutions generally last as long as the hangover. Bipolars need to not make resolutions they'll fail because that can cause depression. Bipolar Burble blog.
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Yup, the new year is only days away.

When bipolar is trying to kill you, all you want is to get better, but is wanting to get better an appropriate New Year's resolution?
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People with bipolar depression may experience parties differently than others.

Most people look forward to parties but people with bipolar depression may not. See how bipolar depression costs us the enjoyment of parties.
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Enjoying the holidays with bipolar disorder can be challenging. But despite bipolar, you can still enjoy the holidays with these tips. Take a look.
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A few days ago, I talked about knowing what you might be doing to cause bad bipolar days, but here's some information about what's causing good bipolar days.

Treatment for bipolar consists of many things and if your bipolar improves, how do you know which of those things is improving your bipolar?
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When you have bipolar, staying stable during the holidays can be hard. Depression and hypo/mania are common. Here's a holiday guide with tips to help.
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For the next few days, I'll be sharing some of what I have written on getting through the holidays.

I hope your holidays are great.

Staying sane with bipolar disorder is tricky, staying sane during the holidays with bipolar is even tougher. Here's a guide to bipolar and the holidays.
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Bipolar Burble Newsletter for December | The Holiday Coping Edition

I would say most with bipolar suffer from anxiety too, either as part of a mood episode of as a standalone illness. (It tends to be underrecognized.)

Anxiety can be normal but it can also be clinical. If someone is experiencing anxiety, here's how to help - or not help - someone with anxiety.
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Kind of sucky, but true, even during the holidays.

In life we're all supposed to "have fun" but people with depression rarely "have fun" and the pressure to have fun is even more depressing.
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Bad bipolar days happen, just like with any chronic illness. What's a bad bipolar day and what causes a bad day in bipolar disorder?
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Apathy is an extremely painful part of depression for some. Here's what apathy and depression feels like and how it manifests.
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