If you or your loved one is prone to spending sprees, what steps do you take to protect your finances and credit? Thanks!...
That link says that hypomania only lasts a few days. My husband is bipolar 2 with hypomania and it lasts MUUUUCH longer than a few days. It can lasts anywhere from 6 weeks to 3 months but usually 6-8...
Spouse here and new to the board. I've only posted a few times when I had a question or felt like I had something to contribute but I read here almost daily. I've been dealing with a bipolar 2...
What causes Bipolar Disorder? If it's a chemical imbalance in the brain, which chemical? If it's hereditary, is it gene based? Does anyone know of any work or research done on this? TIA!...
Travel agent? I *think* they occassionally get free trips....
I don't know if this will help or not but I'll tell you what I've always told my girlfriends; ex's are ex's for a reason. Even if you haven't figured that reason out, it's usually best they stay ex's....
Thank you for answering. It is good to get answers whether or not they are what I'm hoping for. The counselor I am seeing now wasn't sure about the cycles getting worse or not. She hasn't dealt with...
Thanks for sharing and the encouragement. I do have a counselor I go to from time to time for myself, usually during the mania. I was really hoping a few posters who are bipolar themselves would...
My husband and I were high school sweethearts. We dated for several years before we married and the year before the wedding we went through a 'rough' patch *so I thought*. We got through it and came...