Kimberly Bailey Read

If you struggle to maintain employment due to your bipolar disorder, it's important to understand your rights. Bipolar disorder is a qualified condition for disability, but that doesn't mean everyone with bipolar disorder is automatically granted supplemental security income (SSI) or disability payments. Explore who's eligible and how to make the most of what's offered to you.

Children and adolescents with bipolar disorder experience severe mood and behavior changes that are extreme and represent a major change from their typical mood and behavior. It might be difficult to know when the symptoms are severe enough to warrant evaluation and, potentially, diagnosis, so consider these three basic factors: functioning, feeling, and family.

Ecstasy, also known as E, X, M, XTC, clarity, essence, Adam, beans, rolls, decadence, and M & M — is a popular street drug. Made from a chemical compound called Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), it is considered to be a psychedelic amphetamine. Ecstasy is most commonly found as tablets which are ingested, but it may also be seen as a powder which is in ingested and may be snorted or smoked (rare); very rarely it may be injected (NIDA).

What are the warning signs for suicide, the red flags that tell you to worry? If you or anyone you know is living with bipolar disorder or depression, or even if not, please keep reading. It can be scary to watch someone display any of the warning signs of suicide, but recognizing these red flags before there may be a problem, especially in cases of adults or teens with bipolar disorder is best.

In the context of bipolar disorder, a mental illness that involves extreme swings in mood, a cycle is the period of time in which an individual goes through one episode of mania and one episode of depression (or hypomania and depression). As for how often these cycles occur, there is, unfortunately, no definitive answer.

These causes are important and most people want to help. We want to do our part, but these constant demands can cause overload and burnout. The anxiety is real because we cannot be all things to all causes. How do we do some good without driving ourselves into a panicked cyclone?

For those of us who struggle with anxiety and panic attacks, the current coronavirus situation can be immobilizing. The overlap in symptoms between a panic attack and COVID-19 is disturbing.

If you routinely grind or clench your teeth, you may also be experiencing symptoms ranging from headaches or facial pain to a temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder that can lead to its own host of health problems. You may be grinding without even realizing it.