Bipolar Disorder on a Personal Level

These videos deal with the personal aspects of living with bipolar disorder - from the impact of taking bipolar medications to help for family members and friends. HealthyPlace.com Expert Bipolar Patient and author, Julie Fast, provides insight into these common problems. These videos on bipolar disorder accompany the special section on HealthyPlace.com entitled "The Gold Standard of Treating Bipolar Disorder" written by Ms. Fast exclusively for HealthyPlace.com.

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1. Bipolar Disorder is Constant (video): It takes constant awareness to maintain mood stability and live with bipolar disorder, says HealthyPlace.com Expert Bipolar Patient and author, Julie Fast.

2. Effect of Getting A Bipolar Diagnosis (video): HealthyPlace.com Expert Bipolar Patient and author, Julie Fast, on the personal impact of getting a bipolar diagnosis.

3. Living with Bipolar Disorder (video): HealthyPlace.com Expert Bipolar Patient and author, Julie Fast, shares what it's been like living with bipolar disorder.

4. Life is Tough with Bipolar Disorder (video): Living with bipolar disorder is tough, but HealthyPlace.com Expert Bipolar Patient and author, Julie Fast, says there's a key moment when bipolar and depression patients begin to take positive action.

5. Personal Impact of Bipolar Medications (video): HealthyPlace.com Expert Bipolar Patient and author, Julie Fast, shares how the side-effects of bipolar medications impacted her life.

6. The Keys to Successfully Managing Bipolar and Depression (video): How is it that some people can recover from Bipolar Disorder while others can't manage their bipolar symptoms? HealthyPlace.com Expert Bipolar Patient and author, Julie Fast, provides some insight.

7. 4-Step Plan to Mood Stability (video): HealthyPlace.com Expert Bipolar Patient and author, Julie Fast, shares her methods of achieving mood stability.

8. Tools for Mood Stability (video): HealthyPlace.com Expert Bipolar Patient and author, Julie Fast, shares her tools for mood stability and for dealing with the symptoms of bipolar disorder.

9. Paranoia-Delusion Experience (video): HealthyPlace.com Expert Bipolar Patient and author, Julie Fast, describes her paranoid and delusional thoughts associated with bipolar disorder.

10. How I Deal with Paranoia (video): HealthyPlace.com Expert Bipolar Patient and author, Julie Fast, on how to deal with paranoid thoughts associated with bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses.

11. Using Bipolar Disorder as an Excuse (video): Do you use bipolar disorder as an excuse for not accomplishing things or reaching your goals or ambitions? HealthyPlace.com Expert Bipolar Patient and author, Julie Fast, offers insight into this problem.

12. Improving Your Negative Attitude (video): Ideas on how to improve your negative attitude when you're living with bipolar disorder from HealthyPlace.com Expert Bipolar Patient and author, Julie Fast.

13. Bipolar Disorder: Hope is Important (video): Having hope is an important part of living with bipolar disorder, says HealthyPlace.com Expert Bipolar Patient and author, Julie Fast.

14. Handling Refusal to Acknowledge a Mental Illness (Part 1) (video): Do you have a family member who denies they have a mental illness? HealthyPlace.com Expert Bipolar Patient and author, Julie Fast, on what you need to know.

15. Handling Refusal to Acknowledge a Mental Illness (Part 2) (video): Where do you draw the line in dealing with a family member who has a mental illness? HealthyPlace.com Expert Bipolar Patient and author, Julie Fast, provides some insight.

16. Impact of Bipolar Disorder on Family, Friends (video): It's tough living with a family member who has bipolar disorder. HealthyPlace.com Expert Bipolar Patient and author, Julie Fast, says there are ways to cope.

17. Bipolar Disorder Tough on Family (video): Having a family member with bipolar disorder can be extremely difficult on the family, says HealthyPlace.com Expert Bipolar Patient and author, Julie Fast.

18. Bipolar Disorder: Difficult for the Family (video): Suggestions for coping with a family member who has bipolar disorder from HealthyPlace.com Expert Bipolar Patient and author, Julie Fast.

19. Getting Help for Family Members of Bipolar Patients (video): Family members of bipolar patients have a lot to deal with. HealthyPlace.com Expert Bipolar Patient and author, Julie Fast, says you have to take care of yourself first.

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