Warning: Possible trigger warning surrounding suicide awareness. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call 988, or go to your nearest Emergency Room. You can also contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255. The big question is, “How can you improve your mental health?” In recent years, there has been a…
Lifting weights, or resistance training, is a form of exercise that everyone can benefit from. Personally, I love weightlifting and I make sure to get my workout in each day (with interspersed recovery days, of course). Some benefits associated with lifting weights include (among others): If you are a newbie, you may wonder how to…
Juli is an application that I discovered in 2021. You can download it on your iPhone or Android, as it works on both operating systems. Juli’s presence caught my attention and intrigued me. As someone living with bipolar disorder, I am always open to discovering new tools to help manage it. Juli is an app…
Recently, my son joined me in attending his first in-person comic book auction in Denver, Colorado, at Mile High Comics. We drove down to Denver from Fort Collins, and I was so excited about the road trip. We arrived at the auction in the nick of time. Auction Chuck, the founder of Mile High Comics,…
*This post contains affiliate links. That means, when you buy something through the link, you are helping to support The Bipolar Battle. It doesn’t cost anything extra for you to do this. Thank you! When I was introduced to weightlifting in high school, I was immediately hooked. Since then, I have lifted pretty consistently –…
Living with a chronic illness like bipolar disorder is exhausting and sometimes overwhelming. This is especially true if you proactively manage your illness. It takes an enormous amount of time and energy to take steps to manage each day. This is something that someone without bipolar disorder oftentimes cannot fully grasp. That being said, you…
In 2017, I started my blog The Bipolar Battle. That was my official start to advocating for those of us with bipolar disorder. At the time, I was unaware that what I was doing was considered advocating. Not until later did I learn I was a mental-health advocate, specifically for bipolar disorder. At the end…
At The Bipolar Battle, we like to support anything that combats stigma. Colorectal care is a subject most do not like to talk about, but it affects so many people. Here, I want to discuss some anorectal care products that I feel could provide you with relief. Without further ado, I would like to discuss the…
Stress is something we all have to deal with. We have control over how we react to stress. Whether we conquer this stress positively or negatively will directly impact our quality of life. Our bodies react to stress in the same way–whether it’s good stress or bad stress. Our body doesn’t differentiate between the two. I…