The Bipolar Disorder Workbook: Powerful Tools and Practical Resources for Bipolar II and Cyclothymia
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- Create Date：2021-09-18 09:56:13
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Peter Forster MD
- ISBN：1641520639
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Summary
Build real-world skills for managing the day-to-day symptoms of bipolar II and cyclothymia through the practical strategies and exercises in The Bipolar Disorder Workbook。
Finding stability and fulfillment while living with bipolar disorder or cyclothymia can be challenging。 But with the right tools it’s possible to overcome the symptoms associated with these diagnoses。 In The Bipolar Disorder Workbook， clinical psychiatrist Dr。 Peter Forster and clinical social worker Gina Gregory help you explore how symptoms like hypomania and depression show up in your daily life， and guide you to develop real-world skills for facing these everyday challenges。
The Bipolar Disorder Workbook presents therapeutic ideas， tools， and techniques that draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy （CBT） and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy （ACT）。 Divided into 3 easy-to-follow parts， The Bipolar Disorder Workbook will help you identify the patterns of your symptoms， increase the stability of your mood， and successfully manage your bipolar disorder or cyclothymia。
Based on the most up-to-date research on bipolar disorder and cyclothymia， The Bipolar Disorder Workbook offers:
Compassionate， knowledgeable guidance for understanding bipolar disorder and cyclothymia， including the mood states that define them and an overview of different approaches to treatment。 Practical checklists， self-assessments， writing exercises and other workbook features for managing the highs and lows， recognizing the warning signs of a mood shift， and minimizing the negative impact of bipolar disorder and cyclothymia on your life。 Thoughtful suggestions for talking with friends and family and creating a support system through a variety of channels such as a treatment team， community resources， and loved ones。 “Whole-Health Strategies” for enhancing the connection between your physical health and mood stability。Though it can take time， deciding to transform one’s life is a brave and courageous thing to do。 Here， in The Bipolar Disorder Workbook， you’ll find the supportive， straightforward guidance you need to find relief from the symptoms of bipolar disorder or cyclothymia， and begin creating the kind of life you want and deserve。
Reviews
April Braswell
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A GREAT Practical Resource for People and Their Loved Ones to LIVE BETTER with Bipolar DisorderI'm certified as a hypnotherapist and coach， so I regularly work with and help people， but treating Bipolar Disorder is outside of my professional purview。 However， I wanted to read this workbook to continue to offer my clients the best and most helpful resources out there。Secondarily， my late father suffered from both Alcoholism and Bipolar Disorder。 What a Godsend it would have been to us as his fami A GREAT Practical Resource for People and Their Loved Ones to LIVE BETTER with Bipolar DisorderI'm certified as a hypnotherapist and coach， so I regularly work with and help people， but treating Bipolar Disorder is outside of my professional purview。 However， I wanted to read this workbook to continue to offer my clients the best and most helpful resources out there。Secondarily， my late father suffered from both Alcoholism and Bipolar Disorder。 What a Godsend it would have been to us as his family members to have had such a wonderfully practical resource workbook as is The Bipolar Disorder Workbook。 I am delighted to say it is written by healthcare professionals actively treating and working with folks with Bipolar II and Cyclothymia。 However， while they marvelous cite a wealth of research in the In REFERENCES and the RESOURCES section （well worth every health care worker to own a copy of this workbook as a great reference book）， the whole workbook is written in prose very accessible to non-clinician "average" （I put that in quotations because folks with Bipolar II are not "average" average。） readers。One of the ways this wonderful workbook and the authors' approach stands out is they seek to help Bipolar IIs with BOTH the Highs and the Lows。 Often BP2， it's more obvious that there is a problem during the soul sucking depression。 （Please， please， go to the ER and get immediate help in person。 Your precious life is precious and you have people to whom you matter more than you know。 Really。） That is often more PRESENTING as The Problem。 Often the Mania is quite enjoyable to the BP2 but can leave a family financially devastated from the high risk taking done with its affects of debt or crashed stock markets。 They help readers to manage and kindah reasonable leverage the mania for bouts of creativity and productivity with boundaries and parameters that don't leave people in financial straits as the seasons start to change。Here it is the very end of November and start to December。 This is often one of the season shift times into a depression cycle。 If you or a loved one are in therapy for BP2 or considering it， this workbook offers a practical tool to use in conjunction with therapy and medications， weaving together a number of tools to live life better。 And you truly can。 There is no magic pill， but you can live a life transformed。If you're a healthcare worker or center， please do purchase this workbook to use in your Resource Centers and groups therapies as practical aids to healthcare workers and for the folks and families living with BP2。The Publisher sent me a review copy for an honest review。 。。。more
David McClendon， Sr
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