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What can you do to improve the quality of your life if you have bipolar disorder? REDUCE STRESS What do I do if I feel suicidal? It is so important to have a safety plan in place for if/when you start to feel suicidal, Make a list of people you can trust: family, friends, healthcare providers, and local/national crisis hotlines that you can call if you are having trouble. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-2738255 (TALK). Your life is important. As strong as suicidal thoughts may seem, they are a temporary and treatable symptom of you illness. Know that you CAN get through this. COMMUNICATE RELAXATION TECHNIQUES BUDGET TIME MANAGEMENT SLEEP EAT RIGHT EXERCISE SET REALISTIC EXPECATIONS BIPOLAR DISORDER For more information about bipolar disorder: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/bi polar-disorder/index.shtml BIPOLAR DISORDER NURS 663- Psychopathology Across the Lifespan By: Janelle Jones & Meghan Sullivan SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION What is happening in the brain in those with mood disorders? So you have just been diagnosed with BIPOLAR DISORDER, now what? First of all, you are not alone, You are not weak. You are not “messed up”. You are not crazy. There is nothing to be ashamed of. Mood disorders affect over 22 million Americans. The best thing you can do to aid in your recovery is to learn all that you can about your illness and the ways to live a healthy, productive life with bipolar disorder. What is BIPOLAR DISORDER? Bipolar disorder is a mental illness characterized by repeated episodes of elevated and low moods. The elevated episodes or high energy states are known as mania and when mood is lowered this is known as depression. These episodes are often amidst periods of normal mood states, otherwise known as euthymia. A mood disorder, although a mental illness, can really be thought of as a physical illness affecting the brain that causes an imbalance of brain chemicals. The brain chemicals, otherwise known as neurotransmitters, most commonly involved in bipolar disorder are norepinephrine (arousal), serotonin (eating, sleep, wakefulness, impulsivity, learning & memory), & dopamine (pleasure). In bipolar disorder, sometimes there is either too much or too little of these brain chemicals in circulation, depending on if the mood is elevated or lowered. The areas of the brain where these chemicals like to hang out, like the frontal cortex (front part of the brain) & the amygdala (the brain’s emotional processing center) don’t communicate effectively with one another because of too much or too little activity in these areas leading to the brain being unable to control mood effectively. Scientists are studying what causes bipolar disorder and there is not likely one single cause, but many factors acting together. Bipolar disorder tends to run in families because there are certain genes when inherited increase a person’s chance of acquiring the illness. Think of your mood disorder as a physical illness that affects your brain. Sad, irritable, tearful mood No interest in things that you like to do Changes in appetite or weight Sleeping too much or too little Feeling restless or slowed down Fatigue, lack of energy Feeling worthless or excessively guilty Difficulty concentrating or making decisions Thoughts of wanting to die, hurt/kill oneself SYMPTOMS OF MANIA Overly energetic or better than good mood Unusually irritable Feeling like you can do anything Decreased need for sleep & not feeling tired Increased talking, feeling pressured when speaking Racing thoughts, many ideas at once Distracted thoughts Increase in goal-directed activity Restlessness Impulsivity- pursuit of pleasure without thought of consequences (engaging in sexual behaviors, spending more money than usual)