Category: Recovery

The fight about what came first When bipolar disorder and substance use collide, families often waste months arguing about the starting point. Was the drinking there first, did the cannabis start it, did cocaine trigger the episode, did the mood swings push them into self medicating, did the trauma cause everything, did the wrong friends […]

Living with someone who has bipolar disorder isn’t a gentle ride. It’s unpredictable, exhausting, beautiful, and sometimes heartbreaking, all at once. It’s waking up next to the same person every day but never knowing who you’ll get, the one full of light and ideas or the one trapped in silence and darkness. People talk about […]

If you have deep religious convictions, hearing that you need to believe in a power greater than yourself in order to recover may make a lot of sense. But if you are an atheist or agnostic, or if your faith has been shaken by tragedy or loss, you may be resistant to the idea of […]