The Bipolar Toolkit

Introducing the Bipolar Toolkit
What role will you play in your own recovery?
Bipolar disorder is treatable but not curable. For those of us who live with bipolar disorder, this means accepting that mood-swings and episodes of mania or depression will always be a potential challenge for us.
Fortunately, medication can go a long way towards stabilizing moods. Also, research has established that using “talk therapy” in combination with medication to treat bipolar disorder further reduces both the number of relapses people experience, and the severity of those relapses.
One of the most important outcomes of therapy is self-awareness. For a person with bipolar disorder, self-awareness may mean things like becoming aware of the different events that are likely to trigger a relapse, and recognizing the signs and symptoms of the onset of depression or mania.
For each of us, our stressors and triggers will be different. The signals of an impending mood episode will be different as well. Sometimes, digging up this self-knowledge through talk therapy, while incredibly valuable, can be slow and expensive. And there is no getting around it – no matter how skilled your therapist, you will need to do all of the real work yourself!
This Bipolar Toolkit contains 3 of the most effective tools for developing self-awareness. These are practical, hands-on aids you can use each and every day, either through sharing with your therapist, or on your own. They are proven self-management tools that:
• Build self-awareness
• Send an early warning you are becoming manic or depressed
• Provide a safety net so that any episodes are less destructive.