Becky Lyke Brown, M.S. teams up with Stephen Arterburn to offer: Insight into when to help and when to pull back How to connect with what a loved one is experiencing Expert advice on when and how to seek treatment Ideas for specific situations and conversations Help for self-care and personal boundaries Brown understands that loving someone who has bipolar disorder is a challenge on a daily basis. This practical resource reminds readers they are not alone.

Maintaining a relationship is hard enough without the added challenges of your partner’s bipolar disorder symptoms. Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder offers information and step-by-step advice for helping your partner manage mood swings and impulsive actions, allowing you to finally focus on enjoying your relationship while also taking time for yourself. This book explains the symptoms of your partner’s disorder and offers strategies for preventing them and responding to these symptoms when they do occur. This updated edition includes a new section about the medications your partner may be taking so that you can understand the side effects and help monitor his or her bipolar treatment. As a supportive partner, you deserve support yourself. This book will help you create a more balanced, fulfilling relationship. Improve your relationship by learning how to: • Identify your partner’s symptom triggers so you can prevent episodes • Improve communication by stopping irrational “bipolar conversations” • Handle your partner’s emotional ups and downs • Foster closeness and connection with your partner

Many of the techniques in this book take some time to get started. The beauty of adding laughter and joy to your relationship is that you can start immediately. You can get started today. In fact, you can get started right now and then help your partner do the same. Close this book and find something to make yourself laugh. Woo hoo! Remember something funny. Remember something wonderful about your partner. Think of all of the joy you have experienced in life and remind yourself that it can happen again. You now have the tools to make it happen. You have a new treatment plan that can work to help you recognize, modify, and hopefully prevent your partner's major bipolar disorder symptoms. Your relationship has the opportunity to be happy, healthy, stable, and filled with joy. This book can help you through the many ups and downs you and your partner will experience as you create a more stable relationship. Read it often to find what you need at certain moments. Remember to always treat bipolar disorder first. And, most importantly, remember that laughter and joy are your first option when things get really tough. They will give you the peace of mind you need to move on and face your problems with strength. You can both do it.----Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The partners of people with bipolar disorder are very similar. You are the one who stays in the relationship instead of walking away. You are the main caretaker. When your partner is ill, you take care of the house, the finances, and the children while having to hold your fear inside. #2 The goal of this book is to help you find the right balance between understanding and helping your partner so that you are still able to pursue your own goals and dreams. You will learn how to change what isn’t working into something that does. #3 holistic treatment for bipolar disorder focuses on medications, but it is also known that many people with bipolar disorder can achieve stability once they have a treatment plan that helps them prevent the symptoms that characterize the disorder. #4 Loving someone with bipolar disorder is not a diagnosis, but it is important to understand that your partner has a mental illness that requires treatment. It is important that your partner is evaluated by a mental health professional who specializes in treating severe mental illnesses.

Bipolar disorder is a complex and often misunderstood condition, but it doesn't define the love between two people. "The Right Way to Love a Bipolar Person" is a heartfelt and illuminating guide for partners, family members, and friends of those living with bipolar disorder. "The Right Way to Love a Bipolar Person" is not just a guide; it's a beacon of understanding and support for those who love someone with bipolar disorder. It offers insights, empathy, and practical guidance to help you navigate the complexities of this condition and strengthen the bonds of love. With this book, you'll find the right way to love and support your partner or loved one through the highs and lows, and build a relationship grounded in resilience, compassion, and unwavering love.

"BipolarThe Complete Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide - How To Understand, Love And Support A Person With Bipolar DisorderThis book contains proven steps and strategies on how to help a person to get out of the bipolar disorder from which he is suffering. Bipolar disorder is a kind of mental illness in which the patient suffering from it feels so much distress, face sudden mood swings and having depression all the time. So, understanding and loving a person who is suffering from bipolar disorder is very important as it would make him realize that he is having an equal worth in the society. In this book you will get a comprehensive introduction about bipolar disorder and it causes. In addition to it, this book will also explain you all that things or situations which are going to be faced by a person suffering from this disorder.It is complete guide which will guide through each and every step that how you can become able to get the patient of bipolar disorder to get survived from this problem. Various therapies and medications are being used to get out of this disorder and this book has all the explanation regarding those therapies which you need to know.This book will guide you through different steps that how you can make yourself able to understand and support a person with bipolar syndrome so that he may not feel lonely and can recover himself from this disorder. The way by which you should treat the patients has also been discussed. Here is a preview of what you'll learn: Introduction and basic understanding about bipolar disorder. Level of despair which a patient of this disorder faces. Ways by which survival from bipolar syndrome can be possible. How to help the patient in dealing with depression. How to support and treat your loved one suffering from bipolar disorder with love and care.

This book is for anyone who thought they were good friends with someone, only to be yelled at unexpectedly, for anyone who has a coworker who twists others’ words, or for anyone who has a spouse who is violent and accusatory. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental illness that can make loved ones feel as if it is their fault. Stephen Arterburn and Dr. Robert Wise wants readers to know it’s not their fault and there is hope. In this book, they offer readers advice on how to relate to people with BPD at home, work, and church. Readers don’t need to feel alone any longer. Help is on the way.

Clear answers on correctly diagnosing and living with bipolar disorder. This comprehensive and reliable guide addresses how bipolar disorder is different from other disorders, the latest research into bipolar treatments, strategies for living with bipolar disorder, and much more. ·Bipolar disorder is estimated to be the sixth leading cause of disability in the world, and the number of Americans diagnosed as bipolar may be as high as 10 million ·Includes information on parenting a child with bipolar disorder

When it comes to bipolar disorder, getting an accurate diagnosis is often the first step toward healing. For anyone struggling with the highs and lows of this mental illness, this book will be extremely helpful and insightful. Filled with real-life stories as well as practical advice and solutions, this volume will quickly become a go-to resource for information on bipolar disorder. This text is geared to help readers tackle this illness head on, while finding ways to find greater stability and fulfillment in life. Upbeat and positive, this resource encourages those with bipolar disorder to take control of their situations rather than let bipolar disorder control them.