(Editor’s Note: The following story is based on a true incident, but the names have been changed for privacy purposes.) Awakened by the incessant barking from the dogs outside her... Read more >>

Bipolar disorder or manic depression is characterized by an alternation of mood and reactions in individuals who are gradually losing their conscience. They have feelings of grandiosity. They are... Read more >>

Cycling and spinning, The rush of summer and spring, Flying, I’m alive and free. Leaves turn and fall, Thoughts slow then stop, Thinking is like wading through molasses. The roller... Read more >>

Bipolar 1 or 2? Cyclothymia? Mania or HypoMania? Your moods have been swinging back and forth, driving you (pardon the expression) crazy. You go to the doctor seeking answers. After lots of questions... Read more >>

My biggest, greatest issue is inadequate health insurance coverage. No job equals no health care. Bipolar disorder is a long-term illness that must be carefully managed throughout a person’s... Read more >>

I’ve been up and I’ve been down, with mood swings and relapses. I’ve been misunderstood; even misdiagnosed for years before being properly diagnosed. And now I know … I am a... Read more >>

I am a reluctant visitor on an alien planet. The shapes and colours and life forms are familiar; the topography appears normal. But this world is louder and brighter and I can’t understand the... Read more >>

Recently, I went through a period of having nightly dreams that were so vivid and frightening that I would wake up in a battle stance against my imaginary attackers, only to find my cat staring at me... Read more >>

My death will most likely be by suicide. That was the thought ruminating through my mind as I walked along the sidewalk in front of my building on a cool, sunny day in October. I looked up toward my... Read more >>

Dear Dr. Romance: I was brought up with eight children where our father was gone from home early morning till late night. Our mother was angry all the time at one kid or the other. Everybody use to... Read more >>