First - What is Bipolar Disorder?

Bipolar disorder is the mental disorder in which the person suffering goes in extreme mood swings. So while he or she may be feeling depression at one moment they will feel mania or extreme sense of pleasure and heightened activity the other. This is a quite dangerous situation as the suicidal rates are almost double than that of normal depression and research also suggests that people suffering from this kind of disorder face worse depression than the people who suffer only depression.

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Is there an alternative? The answer to this question is yes. The answer is to take a holistic approach to the treatment and management of anxiety attacks and episodes. The sufferer will have strategies in place where they can identify the onset of an anxiety attack by keeping a comprehensive diary that identifies certain triggers that lead to an episode.

Once the triggers are identified the sufferer is then armed with valuable information in preventing or minimizing the attack. Such alternative treatment might include deep breathing exercises, cognitive therapy techniques such as conditioning or avoiding the circumstances surrounding the onset of a trigger.

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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), also known as electroshock therapy, is a controversial medical treatment that induces a seizure by passing electricity through the patient s brain. ECT was a common psychiatric treatment until the late 20th century, when it fell into disuse as better drug therapies became readily available for more psychiatric conditions. It is now reserved for severe cases of depression in such illnesses as major depression and the depression associated with bipolar disorder. It can also be used to treat a manic episode.

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If you ever ride a harsh unsympathetic roller coaster ride, that feeling is probably close to one who is living with the disarray of bipolar disorder. For not only the person himself, friends and family also suffer because their relationship is often strained with uncertainty.

A person with bipolar disorder wakes up to begin a day with a high level of uncertainty. He may have suicidal thoughts running through his mind during one of his depressive episode or a day filled with overexcitements when he is in a manic episode. One may even have a day fill with mix episodes of depression and manic. This is the fact of a person living with this disorder.

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Moving to one of America s sunniest spots may help those suffering from SAD

Seasonal affective disorder emotionally impacts millions of Americans every year (between 4-20% of the population, depending on who you ask), with women outnumbering men four to one. Also called winter depression , it usually begins in the autumn and last through the winter (although it can also occur during the summer). It frequently hits people in their early 20s and 30s, and will more often affect people living in latitudes north of 30 N, or south of 30 S (i.e. colder places with harsh winters and less sunshine). According to Wikipedia.org, SAD is rare, if existent at all, in the tropics.

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