Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder: Understanding and Helping Your PartnerMaintaining a relationship is hard enough without the added challenges of your partner’s bipolar disorder symptoms. Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder offers information and step-by-step advice for helping your partner manage mood swings and impulsive actions, allowing you to finally focus on enjoying your relationship while also taking time for yourself. This book explains the symptoms of your partner’s disorder and offers strategies for preventing them and responding to these symptoms when they do occur. This updated edition includes a new section about the medications your partner may be taking so that you can understand the side effects and help monitor his or her bipolar treatment. As a supportive partner, you deserve support yourself. This book will help you create a more balanced, fulfilling relationship. Improve your relationship by learning how to: |
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... stop or diminish your caretaking role and learn to ask for help from others, but such changes start with stating a goal. Goals have a timeline: For example, you might set a goal that states, “I want to have a more loving and stable ...
... is going to happen to me, but I just don't know what it is. This often stops me from doing things I once enjoyed. on. It Feeling Overstimulated or Overwhelmed Many experiences in daily life are 28 Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder.
... stop suffering. Sadly, the suicide rate among those with bipolar disorder is quite high, and thus any suicide threat must be taken seriously. The best solution for preventing suicide is to get aggressive and appropriate holistic ...
... stop. •. Your partner accepts the diagnosis, is taking medications consistently, and would like to know more information about the treatment. When my partner, Alex, first got out of the hospital, he was drugged for months. Things are so ...
... stop medications or change dosages because of problematic side effects. This is never a good choice, as quickly going off medications or reducing the dose without supervision can cause physical withdrawal symptoms as well as lead to the ...
Contents
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Chapter Five | 54 |
Chapter Six | 65 |
Chapter Seven | 79 |
Chapter Eight | 102 |
Chapter Ten | 144 |
Chapter Eleven | 156 |
Chapter Twelve | 172 |
Chapter Thirteen | 184 |
Chapter Fourteen | 196 |
Chapter Fifteen | 210 |
Appendix | 219 |
Chapter Nine | 127 |
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Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder (EasyRead Large Bold Edition) Julie A. Fast Limited preview - 2004 |