Reassuring Madness: How to Care for Loved Ones Who Have Bipolar Disorder

In my previous book, Surviving and Thriving with Bipolar Disorder: Tips from a Survivor, I discussed my own coping strategies for dealing with my bipolar disorder.  This book is going to concentrate on the other side of the coin: how to take care of someone who's suffering from this illness.  I have a unique perspective: because the bipolar gene runs in my family, I know what works and what doesn't.  I've been there; done that. I survived a suicide attempt when I was 30, and I divide my life into the times before my suicide attempt and my times after.  My last 30 years have been amazing.  I've gone to graduate school and earned a Master's Degree; I had a long career working full-time for the government, and have published and sold many books: a dream come true for this English major.  They have been the best years of my life.  But I haven't forgotten the depths of my despair.  I still have moments of fear and trembling.  The difference is: this time I know how to tame the beast.  And hopefully, I can help you do the same while taking care of someone who has bipolar disorder.