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Living at the Speed of Light : Navigating Life with Bipolar Disorder, from Depression to Mania and Everything in Between.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Conibear, Kai, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Affective disorders.
- Depression, Mental.
- Manic-depressive illness.
- Manic-depressive persons.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Distribution:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Jessica Kingsley Publisher, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file HTML
- Summary:
- Shining a light on mania, depression and everything in between, this no-nonsense guide to life with bipolar disorder gives advice on how to manage the condition and work towards stability. Drawing on her own experiences, Katie Conibear discusses the realities of life with bipolar and shares practical tips and advice. She explains different symptoms, including mania, hypomania, psychosis and depression, and gives advice on managing relationships, facing stigma and discrimination and learning to be comfortable with stability. The book also contains a chapter on how friends, family and caregivers can support someone with bipolar practically. Whether you suspect you have bipolar disorder, have been recently diagnosed or have been living with the condition for many years, this honest but hopeful guide is a must read.
- Contents:
- An introduction to bipolar disorder
- I've been diagnosed, what do i do now?
- Living at the speed of light
- mania and hypomania
- Feeling too much or nothing at all
- depression
- An unreal reality
- psychosis
- When life gets in the way
- navigating relationships, work and daily life
- Some people just don't get it
- facing stigma and discrimination
- Staying stable and liking it
- How can I help? Practical tips for family, friends and caregivers.520 "This book is a personal account of a woman navigating life with Bipolar disorder, from depression to mania and everything in between. She offers advice, personal anecdotes and coping methods for others diagnosed"
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781805015888
- 1805015885
- 9781787755581
- 1787755584
- OCLC:
- 1202733090
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