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Understanding Anosognosia in Bipolar Disorder: Why Some People Don’t Believe They’re Sick

Nnatasha Tracy

Anosognosia, a clinical lack of insight, affects up to 50% of people with bipolar disorder, leaving them unable to recognize their illness. This symptom can devastate not only those with bipolar disorder but also their loved ones.

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Bipolar or Any Mental Illness Is Not Your Fault

Nnatasha Tracy

Bipolar disorder is not your fault. Schizophrenia is not your fault. Depression is not your fault. You did nothing to deserve a mental illness. You are a good person and your being sick does not affect that. Mental illness landed on you and started eating away at your brain. It could have happened to anyone.

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Guest Post: The Difference Between Mental Health & Mental Illness by Amelia Blackwater

Bipolar Bandit

The main groups of mental disorders are: * Anxiety disorders. Eating disorders ex. Mood disorders ex. Personality disorders ex. borderline personality disorder. Psychotic disorders ex. schizophrenia. Substance abuse disorders ex. Trauma-related disorders ex. anorexia or bulimia.

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Why the DSM Doesn’t Acknowledge Sensory Integration Symptoms

University of Connecticut

Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is a condition where a person has difficulties regulating their senses within their environment. Although more than half of all the diagnostic criteria of disorders in the DSM 5 describe symptoms of SPD, the APA refuses to acknowledge SPD as a disorder. Ruth Pearlman, LCSW, LICSW, M.ED

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New Treatment for Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia That Could Change Your Life ( Updating with resources occasionally)

Bipolar Bandit

Living Well With Schizophrenia You Tube How Keto/ Carnivore Healed His Bipoar Dosorder You Tube Chris Palmer Link to Articles Below Ketogenic therapy can put #bipolar disorder in remission, but how does ketosis impact the brain and who responds best? There is a lot to be learned and researched still, but there is hope on the horizon.

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New Treatment for Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia That Could Change Your Life ( Updating with resources occasionally)

Bipolar Bandit

Living Well With Schizophrenia You Tube How Keto/ Carnivore Healed His Bipoar Dosorder You Tube Chris Palmer Link to Articles Below Today Show on NBC covers Keto diet to help with mental illness [link] Sign A Petition ( with email explaining why and description of what is being done legislative. ( I had just gone on the diet to lose weight.

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Guest Post: What My Hallucinations From Schizoaffective Disorder Feel Like by Katie Sanford

Bipolar Bandit

Side Note: Information about Schizoaffective Disorde r. After 13 years of living with schizoaffective disorder, hallucinations are a somewhat normal part of my life. My first visual hallucination was early on in my disorder. S chizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder Q&A. Blog: Not Like the others.

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