Living Bipolar

Is there a connection between bipolar disorder and time? Changing to and from daylight
saving time affects everyone but with bipolar disorder the change is drastic. It is
not unusual for time changes to trigger an episode in some.
Our waking sleeping cycle is thrown off and we can have an episode.
Our brain is confused until it gets back in sync.


Our bodies do not always adjust to environmental changes. For optimum sleeping habits
it responds best to consistent daily amounts of light and darkness. Sleeping at night while it is dark
and doing most activity when it is light is the ideal. Any disruption to the normal sleeping pattern is likely to result in adverse mood. Changes even in normal individuals are difficult but with bipolar getting too much light may trigger a manic episode while too little may trigger an episode of depression.


Seasonal environmental changes such as rain snow storms can cause havoc with bipolar disorder. This would explain why bipolar and time changes are not a good combination.
Summer sun is a joy for everyone but you must look out for excess for living bipolar.






Stress is our response to challenges that upset our rhythm. Everyone
has delt with stress and obstacles during life that threaten to mental and
emotional balance.
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These challanges can be from what we are doing in our lives and what we expect we
should do or what others expect we should do. When we cant actually face the
challenge, or think that we can't brings on stress. The way we will encounter stress
and the ways we deal with it can trigger an episode.

Stress sets off a chain of chemical changes in the brain which in bipolars has the
potentially trigger both depression and mania
The ideal is to to strive for a stress free existence.


Bipolar disorder is linked with stress inducing behavior like the anxiety
and irritability when depressed or the excesses, risks and reckless
behavior during mania.


With bipolar symptoms, being aware of the danger signs can allieviate the problem.
If you know the problem and can look at it with the importance of it the effect then it is a lot
easier to prevent the occurrence/

You have to organize your life wherever possible to
ensure your psychological and physiological needs are met.



One of a manic or hypomanic episode with bipolar is excessive money
spending, compulsive shopping and impulsive purchases. The majority of
people have at some stage indulged in these activities. What is considered overspending
might seem perfectly normal to some.
Not all reckless spenders are bipolar but for anyone with bipolar disease it can
become a problem with serious consequences

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During bipolar episodes there is often a lack of ability to see that your actions
are out of control. This might in part be due to the feelings of grandiosity
inflated, unrealistic ideas of capabilities. Also the diminished ability to
think and reason clearly but knowing why is little help when the debts pile up


For the bipolar individual and those supporting them its best to accept the
potential for unreasonable financial dealings exists and to put in place
a curb on money spending. Limiting access to credit cards is paramount. Any cash
allowance should be spread over the period rather than provided all at once.


Often it's the compulsive need to spend, regardless of the desire or need for the item, that
the act satisfies.
The opportunity to spend is always present and it is a good idea to try and limit the money available
to spend. Money management is a priority with bipolars. Taking precautions not accepting
credit cards keeping small amounts of cash available is another way of living bipolar.