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HOW TO LIVE WITH BIPOLAR: Bipolar Basics • Coping with Bipolar • Depression • Mania • Psychosis • Anxiety • Relationships
Do you have lots of questions about bipolar but have no idea who to ask? Well, this is the perfect guide for you! With answers to 125 questions, this is a valuable resource for those suffering with bipolar disorder.
Having a mood disorder can make life difficult to cope with. Sometimes you may be restless and full of energy, and other times you may feel empty and sad. But now you can get the help you need.
If you suffer from bipolar disorder, you may ask yourself things
With information taken from her over 800 answers on Quora, Sally Alter is the top-viewed writer with 16 million views to date. She is also a Registered Nurse. The questions and answers in this book will deal with the most common queries that you may have about coping with bipolar, depression, mania, psychosis, anxiety and relationships.
Reading this book, you’ll feel like you’re having an informal chat with a friend, thanks to the author’s relaxed but informative approach. You will also be sharing her own personal stories of how she has dealt with bipolar. The advice in this book is presented in a friendly and sometimes humorous way. You’ll also learn the coping mechanisms that are essential to living with a mental health condition.
How to Live with Bipolar is the ultimate self-help book for people with bipolar depression, mania or psychosis. Through the education and advice contained in these pages, you’ll also learn how to cope with anxiety and overcome feelings of hopelessness or inferiority. Don’t let bipolar rule your life – take control of your mental health forever!
Download your copy today, or order the fabulous paperback!
Having a mood disorder can make life difficult to cope with. Sometimes you may be restless and full of energy, and other times you may feel empty and sad. But now you can get the help you need.
If you suffer from bipolar disorder, you may ask yourself things
With information taken from her over 800 answers on Quora, Sally Alter is the top-viewed writer with 16 million views to date. She is also a Registered Nurse. The questions and answers in this book will deal with the most common queries that you may have about coping with bipolar, depression, mania, psychosis, anxiety and relationships.
Reading this book, you’ll feel like you’re having an informal chat with a friend, thanks to the author’s relaxed but informative approach. You will also be sharing her own personal stories of how she has dealt with bipolar. The advice in this book is presented in a friendly and sometimes humorous way. You’ll also learn the coping mechanisms that are essential to living with a mental health condition.
How to Live with Bipolar is the ultimate self-help book for people with bipolar depression, mania or psychosis. Through the education and advice contained in these pages, you’ll also learn how to cope with anxiety and overcome feelings of hopelessness or inferiority. Don’t let bipolar rule your life – take control of your mental health forever!
Download your copy today, or order the fabulous paperback!
185 pages, Hardcover
First published June 3, 2021
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About the author
Sally Alter
17 books8 followersSally Alter has written seven fiction and nonfiction books. She has written extensively about bipolar disorder and has a new novella called Shards of Glass.
Sally was born in England, but currently resides in Texas. She’s written four books on bipolar disorder – “How to Live with Bipolar," “Bipolar 1 Disorder Rescue Plan,” "37 Symptoms of Bipolar Depression," and "The Bipolar Guide," a book on loneliness, “A Practical Guide to Overcoming Loneliness,” a book called “We Never Did Mornings,” (poetry) and a novella called "Shards of Glass".
Her credentials include: being the past editor of Illuminations—Schreiner University's International e-journal. Her poetry has been widely published in Illuminations, The Muse, The Texas Poetry Calendar, Houston Poetry Anthology, Austin International Poetry Anthology, The Kerrville Daily Times and The Hill Country Community Journal.
http://sallyalter.com
Sally was born in England, but currently resides in Texas. She’s written four books on bipolar disorder – “How to Live with Bipolar," “Bipolar 1 Disorder Rescue Plan,” "37 Symptoms of Bipolar Depression," and "The Bipolar Guide," a book on loneliness, “A Practical Guide to Overcoming Loneliness,” a book called “We Never Did Mornings,” (poetry) and a novella called "Shards of Glass".
Her credentials include: being the past editor of Illuminations—Schreiner University's International e-journal. Her poetry has been widely published in Illuminations, The Muse, The Texas Poetry Calendar, Houston Poetry Anthology, Austin International Poetry Anthology, The Kerrville Daily Times and The Hill Country Community Journal.
http://sallyalter.com
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February 8, 2022
Very thorough and informative, but a bit misleading since the stigma against mental health is lessening now. With the advent of COVID conservatorship and chronic depression have become widely known and it's called attention to more "scary" mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, narcissism, and schizophrenia, to name a few.
February 28, 2025
To sum up: I’m not saying everything is wrong or bad, the book definately has some good points, but it drowns in bad writing, personal anecdotes and misinformation.
This book is lazily written by an author that is in no way an expert in this field. I wish I knew before starting that there is so little actual science, research or professionals backing up the content in this book and I ended up finishing the whole book just so I could write a correct review on it.
The author is an 70 year old lady who has been living with bipolar disorder type 1 for her whole life, mostly untreated. This has given her a very negative view on her disorder and she doesn’t see how well and healthy you actually can live with this disease. Her view on bipolar is tainted ny the fact that she has been untreated for so long.
The book is just copy pasted answers she has given to specific questions on an online forum. This means that a lot of the questions are either very specific or very vague, and the answers she gives his very specific to this person and always full of her own stories and life experiences. It is also a lot of wrong information, probably because research on the field has developed and improved a lot since the last time she saw a therapist or psychiatrist.
She generalizes a lot of things and she speaks very strongly and specific about everything, without actually taking into consideration, the different ways, bipolar disorder affects the different people suffering from it. She makes it seem like you will be sick your whole life, and that you’kk never live a normal life. You can never have good friendships, you can never have a family, you can never have a working marriage, and it is all very disastrous (and incorrect!) way of looking at life with bipolar. These messages wouldn’t help anyone who has just gotten this diagnosis and trying to figure out how to live with it.
The book isn’t structured in a good way, and shows signs of a lack of editing. Things are repeated a lot because she has just copy pasted earlier writing and not actually done the job at editing the content into a full length book. I would not recommend this book for anyone with bipolar of any kind or anyone wanting to learn about the illness.
This book is lazily written by an author that is in no way an expert in this field. I wish I knew before starting that there is so little actual science, research or professionals backing up the content in this book and I ended up finishing the whole book just so I could write a correct review on it.
The author is an 70 year old lady who has been living with bipolar disorder type 1 for her whole life, mostly untreated. This has given her a very negative view on her disorder and she doesn’t see how well and healthy you actually can live with this disease. Her view on bipolar is tainted ny the fact that she has been untreated for so long.
The book is just copy pasted answers she has given to specific questions on an online forum. This means that a lot of the questions are either very specific or very vague, and the answers she gives his very specific to this person and always full of her own stories and life experiences. It is also a lot of wrong information, probably because research on the field has developed and improved a lot since the last time she saw a therapist or psychiatrist.
She generalizes a lot of things and she speaks very strongly and specific about everything, without actually taking into consideration, the different ways, bipolar disorder affects the different people suffering from it. She makes it seem like you will be sick your whole life, and that you’kk never live a normal life. You can never have good friendships, you can never have a family, you can never have a working marriage, and it is all very disastrous (and incorrect!) way of looking at life with bipolar. These messages wouldn’t help anyone who has just gotten this diagnosis and trying to figure out how to live with it.
The book isn’t structured in a good way, and shows signs of a lack of editing. Things are repeated a lot because she has just copy pasted earlier writing and not actually done the job at editing the content into a full length book. I would not recommend this book for anyone with bipolar of any kind or anyone wanting to learn about the illness.
July 7, 2021
Sally asked if I had read her book and until today I hadn't, its an insight to Sally's struggles but also how she has accepted learnt and put into practice her coping strategies I wish I had this book when working in mental health environments, it has also highlighted my depression and struggles to live a normal life, though not bipolar it has given me some useful ways forward and how to cope. A very interesting and informative book, thank you Sally .I' certainly recommend this enlightening book to those who have family friends or those that work alongside bipolar sufferers
Sally asked if I had read her book and until today I hadn't, its an insight to Sally's struggles but also how she has accepted learnt and put into practice her coping strategies I wish I had this book when working in mental health environments, it has also highlighted my depression and struggles to live a normal life, though not bipolar it has given me some useful ways forward and how to cope. A very interesting and informative book, thank you Sally .I' certainly recommend this enlightening book to those who have family friends or those that work alongside bipolar sufferers
Sally asked if I had read her book and until today I hadn't, its an insight to Sally's struggles but also how she has accepted learnt and put into practice her coping strategies I wish I had this book when working in mental health environments, it has also highlighted my depression and struggles to live a normal life, though not bipolar it has given me some useful ways forward and how to cope. A very interesting and informative book, thank you Sally .I' certainly recommend this enlightening book to those who have family friends or those that work alongside bipolar sufferers
June 24, 2021
Lovely book from a patient’s perspective. I encourage all mental health providers to read this so that they understand the Bipolar experience.
May 29, 2023
Very helpful!
Began reading this book as I had a friend I thought was bipolar. Much to my surprise it was me who was the unfortunate one! Very informative and useful!
Began reading this book as I had a friend I thought was bipolar. Much to my surprise it was me who was the unfortunate one! Very informative and useful!
June 15, 2021
How to Live With Bipolar is a fascinating, informative book written by someone who has lived with bipolar her entire adult life. Sally Alter describes her experiences in living with bipolar in a clear yet very personal manner. Before I read this book, I knew very little about those who suffer from bipolar and how it impacts their lives as well as those with whom they live or come in contact. Now, I have a very good grasp of the day-to-day challenges they face. You will find your own questions answered in this book. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone seeking an informative personal account written with clarity, integrity.
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