Bipolar Family Support
Bipolar Family Support takes into consideration a wide variety of support areas. Supporting Someone with Bipolar for Family and for Friends should be taken as a study of some of the following topics:
*What Does Support Really Mean?
Advice from consumers, friends and family members on what 'true' support really is.
*Principles of Living a Balanced Life
There are positive actions that can be taken to make life more bearable when a family member has a mental illness.
*Communication Guidelines
cation skills?
*Empathetic Guidelines
Respecting and protecting our loved one's self-esteem.
*Does Your Relative Suffer From Depression?
Important things to know if your relative suffers from depression.
*Pointers
Pointers to help a spouse live with mental illness.
*Taking Care of the Caregiver
Dedicated to those family members and friends who are primary caregivers of a loved one or friend with mental illness.
*Coping Tips for Family Members
Tips for coping with bipolar episodes.
*Coping Methods for the Family
No one is to blame and you cannot cure a mental disorder for a family member.
*Mental Illness - Information for Family and Friends
Family members and friends of those affected by mental illness share many similar experiences.
*Do's and Don'ts
Suggestions for difficulties arising from depression.
*Loving Tough
It's often pretty rough trying to cope with a manic-depressive loved one.
*Handling Guilt
Nearly all relatives of the mentally ill feel guilty
*Handling Your Ill Relative's Anger
If your relative is angry and you are not, learn coping mechanisms
*Why People Resist Accepting That They Are Ill and Resist Taking Medications
Why won't your loved one be compliant in their care?
*A Member of Your Family Is Mentally Ill - What Now?
Fifty-four million people have a mental disorder in any given year.
*When Someone Close to You Has a Mental Illness
Effective ways of coping.
*The Other Half - Spouses of Bipolar Sufferers
Spouses are often caretakers and caregivers in the relationship.
*Effects on Family
The family of someone with bipolar disorder will be affected in many ways.
*Coping Tips for Siblings and Adult Children of Persons with Mental Illness
Most siblings find that mental illness in a brother or sister is a tragic event that changes everyone's life.
*Advice for Children from Children
Advice for children from others who have "been there."
*Living with a Loved One's Mental Illness
Who takes care of the caretaker?
*What to Say
Learn things to say that may be helpful to a person suffering from Bipolar Disorder.
*What Not to Say
Learn what things that, when said, could be demeaning or degrading to a person suffering from Bipolar Disorder.
*The Role of Family and Friends
The challenges of living with bipolar disorder are not limited to those who have the disease.
*Helping a Depressed Friend
How to recognize depression, how to help a depressed person know that they are depressed, what to do, and what not do to concerning helping the depressed person.
*Twelve Things
Twelve things to do if your loved one has depression, bipolar disorder, or some other mood disorder.
*The Effects of Bipolar Disorder on Family and Friends
Mood disorders affect not only the lives of the victims themselves, but also the entire social setting in which he/she moves; marriage, family, friends, job, society at large.
Several researches have proved that bipolar family support and support from friends increases the success rate of the treatment, decreases the chances of a relapse, and helps the patient lead a normal family life. The family members should make the bipolar sufferer feel loved & cared for, motivate him to seek treatment and provide him with emotional support during all times of the treatment and even when the sufferer seems to be stable.
