Are you bothered by sounds and smells that don’t annoy the people around you? Are you often accused of being overemotional and too easily upset? If so, you may be a “highly sensitive person,” or HSP.

The coming of spring and summer reenergizes all the senses. The warm sun, the beauty of nature, the smell of flowers, the sound of a soft breeze through the willows — it is all so stimulating and so ...

When my mental health isn’t 100 percent, I’m open about it with family, friends, and colleagues who know I live with bipolar 1 disorder. Although I’m offered a lot of support, I’ve noticed that ...

Living with bipolar disorder often means navigating a complex path to stability and well-being. While medication plays a key role in managing symptoms, thriving with this brain-based disorder involves ...

Spring is synonymous with renewal, romance … and, for some people with bipolar disorder, a return of symptoms. “It’s true that my phones do ring a lot in March,” says Chris Aiken, MD, a psychiatrist ...

Similar to many other health conditions, how bipolar disorder presents among people will vary from one individual to the next, as well as from one stage of life to the next. That said, researchers ...

From sensory overload to deep emotional shifts, explore why people with bipolar disorder often feel the world more deeply. Living with bipolar disorder can make the world feel louder, brighter, and ...

Discover how these celebrities manage their symptoms — and how these same tools may help you, too. Key Takeaways Celebrities Living With Bipolar Disorder Living with bipolar disorder often means ...

With the barrage of upsetting news these days, mindfulness is an effective antidote to it, especially for those with bipolar disorder. The preoccupation many of us have with national politics is often ...

When I grew up, people didn’t talk about bipolar disorder, but kids today need us to be open and honest about mental health conditions. When I was a child, my mother was taken away in an ambulance one ...

If you’re living with bipolar disorder and standard treatments aren’t bringing relief, your provider might use the term “treatment-resistant.” It’s a label that can sound worryingly like “untreatable, ...

Complementary and integrative therapies can be beneficial for those with bipolar disorder — as long as they are an addition to your treatment plan, not a substitution for it. For someone with bipolar ...