Living with Bipolar Disorder

A bipolar disorder doesn't just cause manic mood swings and irrational behavior, it can also affect your memory and cognitive function. If the thought of losing your ability to easily recognize familiar places and people doesn't motivate you to start learning more about this disorder, you might want to simply resign yourself to a lifetime of extreme manic behavior. This article will help you get started understanding how this illness affects your brain function and it will also provide you with some tips on how to improve your memory, along with providing the hope and help you need to recover from this condition. When you start to experience problems with your memory it can affect your relationships, work and study habits, and the way you are able to interact with others which can also cause a manic episode and cause the cycle to start over again.

Christianity and a strong belief in God is not enough to cure a bipolar disorder and it is not a sin to seek treatment outside of your church, it is also important to remember that this condition is not a sign that you are an unredeemable sinner or possessed by the devil. One of the most important steps you can take towards managing and treating your bipolar condition is to accept that you are not being punished and that you need more than faith and prayer to treat your symptoms. This is not to say that your strong faith in a higher power can't help you manage your symptoms, only to remember that it is only a sin when you recognize that you have a problem and expect God to fix it. If religious beliefs and certain illnesses and treatments seem to be at odds with each other the information included in this article can help you find peace in your faith and mind.

A major misconception associated with a bipolar disorder is that one of the symptoms commonly caused by this illness is the uncontrollable desire to cut yourself, or inflict other injuries to your body. While it is important to state that the desire to harm yourself is not a symptom of manic or depressed behavior, it is easy to see why this might be confusing and cause some people to misdiagnose themselves. In reality the desire to inflict self-harm is more often associated with a borderline personality illness and not a symptom of a bipolar disorder, but it should also be noted that manic depression can result in suicide which is definitely an attempt to cause injury to your body. In this article the differences between these mental health conditions will be explained, along with the harmful behaviors that can occur when you are in the middle of a manic mood swing.

It is important to remember that insomnia is not necessarily a sign of a bipolar disorder and it can be caused by a number of different factors, but it can be an unpleasant result of this mental health condition and lead to the appearance of other manic symptoms. In this article you will learn what health care professionals have been saying for years that your sleep patterns will and can affect your mental and physical health. Learning how to recognize certain behaviors that can make it difficult to fall and stay asleep at night is the first step to improving your general well being. With helpful tips that can make it easier to fall asleep at a set time and give your body the chance to recover from a long stressful day, this article can make it easier for you to control your manic mood swings and irrational behavior.