Tag: summer

Keeping your "Bipolar Bedtime" in the Summertime: 5 Steps for Talking to Friends & Family about your Bedtime

How do you keep your "bipolar bedtime" in the summertime when family and friends wanna stay out all night? This podcast discusses the relationship between sleep, mania, and depression. It defines what "Good Sleep Hygiene" is and outlines 5 steps for explaining the "Bipolar Bedtime" to friends & family.

Bipolar Doesn't Take a Summer Vacation

Summer has finally arrived.  It’s time for relaxing…going to the pool, baseball games, BBQs, or even taking off on a family vacation.   Unfortunately, as a parent of a child with a serious mood disorder, you know that summer isn’t necessarily relaxing.

Summertime

When I was a kid, summer was the time of year I most looked forward to.  Does it get any better?  No school, lots of daylight, warm weather, and little structure.  I ran around like a banshee as a young child, hung out with my friends at the beach or the mall as a tweener, and worked at the drive-in, flirted with boys, and stayed out past midnight as an older teen.  Many phone conversations started with, “I’ve got nothing to do today…wanna hang out?”  It was bliss.