Now that I’ve been diagnosed with bipolar 1 disorder myself, I’ve developed a deep empathy for and understanding of my mother ...

Growing up, Jane Fonda didn't know her mother had bipolar disorder, but the experience affected her deeply. And, when Fonda was 12, her mother died by suicide. In a new interview with People ...

That daughter contacted me yesterday via text, asking me if I could give her some advice for dealing with her mom. I can’t imagine how hard it was growing up with a bipolar parent. I dodged her ...

Prepared for this reaction, she responded by saying, “Dad, I look forward to talking to you when you are more able to have a civil conversation” and hung up ... s mother had bipolar disorder ...

A diagnosis of ‘bipolar, peripartum onset’ leads one new mother to reach out and raise ... of my severe social anxiety. When I was growing up, my family was no stranger to mood episodes.

particularly as a child growing up with a mother who suffered from bipolar disorder. "I've chosen not to speak about these things [in the past], but because I wrote about it, I had agency over it.

as a “cool” mom with a wicked sense of humor, she was also an addict who suffered from anxiety and bipolar disorder. When Cody was just 4 months old, his father (who was not married to Cindy ...