Manage Your Bipolar with Online Therapy

Category: Bipolar | Last updated: October 18th, 2018 | Reviewed and approved by:
Dr. Steven Gans, MD
Dr. Elizabeth Lombardo, PhD

While it is common for people to experience mood swings from time to time, bipolar disorder is much more severe. When someone has bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression) their mood shifts from periods of over-excitement and feeling like you're "on fire" (manic episodes) to periods of feeling severely depressed (depressive episodes).

During manic episodes, it's common to have a generally elevated mood, be highly active, experience higher self-esteem and need less sleep. This often alternates with depressive periods where you feel little joy in life, have problems sleeping, gain or lose weight and experience a loss of energy.

While this can be stressful and even debilitating, there is hope. Our therapy for bipolar is based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which has been shown in research studies to help people with bipolar disorder, often used in conjunction with medication. You see, it is your thoughts that affect your perception of the world, and with bipolar disorder, your brain tends to process information in an inaccurate and distorted way. With the help of your therapist, you will be able to identify and challenge these distorted and negative thought patterns that cause your stress and even harmful behavior. By identifying the situations that trigger your manic and depressive episodes, you will be more aware of when a mood shift is about to happen. And, eventually, you will be able to control your emotions and stress. By discovering new coping and behavioral skills, you will be able to stick to a treatment plan and live a more stable lifestyle, which will reduce the risks of a relapse.

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Our online therapy services have received 473 reviews and the average rating is 4.6 out of 5 stars.

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"So far, so good. Very helpful."

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"I am very glad so far that I signed up for this. Occasionally the response times are slow, but it is already an interesting and helpful process."

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"Great program. Awesome."

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Rating: [4 out of 5 stars!]

"Certainly useful - helps you rephrase things in your mind to obtain a better perspective. I have appreciated the role of the therapist in 'challenging' your problematic thinking and getting you to see where you have gone wrong in your cognition."

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Rating: [4 out of 5 stars!]

"Nice balance of self-paced work, specific exercises to get you thinking, and follow up with the therapist to talk about what you're doing."

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Rating: [5 out of 5 stars!]

"I'm still getting used to all the tools, have just been on it for a week. I love that there are so many different parts to it: the yoga, the journal, the worksheets, as well as the therapist chats. Looking forward to my progress."

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"Very happy with the worksheets and my therapist's assistance so far."

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Rating: [4 out of 5 stars!]

"Pretty good so far."

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Rating: [5 out of 5 stars!]

"After one week of using the site, I've been very happy with the responses and the approach that online therapy takes."

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Rating: [5 out of 5 stars!]

"Surprisingly, the problems and issues coming up for me are NOT why i first joined this program. So in this, i am finding it amazingly insightful!"

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