BIPOLAR SOBER / BIPOLAR / PERSPECTIVES
ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT IT.
SAME BRAIN.
DIFFERENT LENS.
01 / PERSPECTIVES ON BIPOLAR
PICK A
LENS.
A diagnosis can explain some things without explaining everything. Here are a few different ways to think about suffering, thoughts, emotions, behavior, identity, and living with bipolar disorder.
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BUDDHISM
Suffering, craving, attachment, impermanence, mindfulness, compassion, and learning to observe what's happening without becoming all of it.
SEE IT DIFFERENTLY →02
HINDUISM
Dharma, karma, the self, discipline, acceptance, and what ancient ideas can offer when your internal world feels anything but orderly.
EXPLORE →03
STOICISM
What's actually in your control? What isn't? A different way to approach circumstances, reactions, discomfort, and uncertainty.
FOCUS ON WHAT'S YOURS →04
CBT
Your first thought isn't necessarily the truth. Look for cognitive distortions, question the story, and see what the evidence actually says.
QUESTION THE THOUGHT →05
DBT
Acceptance and change can exist at the same time. Emotional regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and surviving intense moments.
FIND THE MIDDLE →06
IFS
Instead of treating every conflicting impulse as an enemy, look at parts, protectors, wounds, and what those different pieces of you might actually be trying to do.
MEET YOUR PARTS →07 / PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
THE BIG
PICTURE
Buddhism. Hinduism. Stoicism. CBT. DBT. IFS. Different languages, different ideas, different tools — but some surprisingly similar lessons about suffering, thoughts, emotions, acceptance, control, identity, and change.
PUT IT ALL TOGETHER →