Reddit reviews The Bipolar Workbook, First Edition: Tools for Controlling Your Mood Swings
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Here you go! You recommended everything I was going to recommend so I thought I'd make your links easier to click.
>All of these are useful:
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>An Unquiet Mind
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>Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide
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>The Bipolar Workbook: Controlling Swings
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>The Mindful Way Through Depression
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>The last book describes a self-guided therapy that I used to lift myself out of a mixed mood a few years ago. I was willing to do anything to get better and that included doing things that I had little to no faith in but I still had to try. It worked despite my skepticism. I believe in it now.
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>and then there is the bible of the illness and its treatment. It's massive and very technical (written for medical professionals) but you might find parts of it useful.
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>Manic Depressive Illness: Bipolar Disorders and Recurrent Depression
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All of these are useful:
http://www.amazon.com/An-Unquiet-Mind-Memoir-Madness/dp/0679763309/ref=pd_sim_b_1
http://www.amazon.com/Bipolar-Disorder-Survival-Guide-Second/dp/1606235427/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344813038&sr=1-5&keywords=bipolar+workbooks
http://www.amazon.com/The-Bipolar-Workbook-Controlling-Swings/dp/1593851626/ref=pd_sim_b_5
http://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Way-through-Depression-Unhappiness/dp/1593851286/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344813575&sr=1-1&keywords=mindful+way+through+depression
The last book describes a self-guided therapy that I used to lift myself out of a mixed mood a few years ago. I was willing to do anything to get better and that included doing things that I had little to no faith in but I still had to try. It worked despite my skepticism. I believe in it now.
and then there is the bible of the illness and its treatment. It's massive and very technical (written for medical professionals) but you might find parts of it useful.
http://www.amazon.com/Manic-Depressive-Illness-Disorders-Recurrent-Depression/dp/0195135792/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344813893&sr=1-1&keywords=manic+depressive+illness
There is a workbook on my list that would be incredibly helpful. After years of being treated for another diagnosis (and not making progress) they recently got to the bottom of why I have so much anxiety. The workbook would be a useful tool in dealing with the new diagnosis and getting back to a baseline.
Springtime and to a lesser extent fall are especially tricky times for people with Bipolar.
Has she signed releases so you can talk freely with her caregivers about your concerns? It helps to form an alliance with them and develop a crisis plan in advance. I would push her Doctors to discuss a broader range of options. If you doubt them, I would ask for a medication second opinion referral. In most regions there are Doctors who are known to be specialist in different illnesses. You might have to pay out of pocket for this but it may bring some peace of mind that you have educated yourself on all options.
Most of all I recommend joining local support groups for these two organizations.
[National Alliance for Mental Illness]
(http://www.nami.org/) for friends and family
For people with mood disorders I recommend:
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
I live in New England and both organizations are very helpful in providing emotional support and ideas for how to cope. Best of all they are free so your Insurance company can not limit access.
The best books I have read on management of Bipolar are: [The Bipolar Workbook]
(http://www.amazon.com/The-Bipolar-Workbook-Controlling-Swings/dp/1593851626/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1333669671&sr=1-1) by Monica Ramirez Basco
and with more of a emphasis on relationships:[Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide] (http://www.amazon.com/Bipolar-Disorder-Survival-Second-Edition/dp/1606235427/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1333669671&sr=1-3) by David J. Miklowitz PhD
I would suggest using the library to make sure they are a good fit.
One last resource I recently ran across recently, is a hour plus lecture on relating and understanding someone with Bipolar. I have not read Dr. Jay Carter's books yet but I did find this video helpful to understand how sometimes very good, loving, solid people can act really irrational when manic, mixed or depressed. There is some dance elements that I found cheesy but hey, its free to view!
[Bipolar Insights with Dr. Jay]
(http://bipolarlight.com/index2.html)
Good Luck and take care of yourself!
I recommend The Feeling Good Handbook and The Bipolar Workbook.