{"id":1109,"date":"2019-05-02T16:36:44","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T16:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/?page_id=1109"},"modified":"2025-10-17T13:45:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T13:45:47","slug":"support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/toolkit\/finding-out-about-bipolar\/support\/","title":{"rendered":"Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You might feel you want to share your experiences of how bipolar disorder has impacted on you with other relatives and find out about their experiences. You can do this by posting something on the <a href=\"\/react-forum\/\">REACT Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alternatively you might want to discuss your experiences with the <a href=\"\/react-supporter\/\">REACT Supporter<\/a>. They can listen to your experiences and help you think about which bits of REACT might be most helpful to go to next.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_column_text rsclass=&#8221;clean&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Recommended Resources<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text rsclass=&#8221;clean&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The <a href=\"\/resource-directory\/\">Resource Directory<\/a> lists these resources (under \u2018Bipolar Disorder\u2019 in the Topic Specific Information section) but some resources you may find useful include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To find out more about bipolar disorder, you can read a report that has been produced by the British Psychological Society which is called \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/understandingbipolar.pdf\">Understanding Bipolar Disorder<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bipolar UK have information leaflets, amongst other useful information, on Bipolar Disorder on their website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bipolaruk.org\/\">www.bipolaruk.org<\/a>. They have produced an information leaflet for family and friends: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bipolaruk.org\/FAQs\/leaflet-information-for-family-and-friends\">www.bipolaruk.org\/FAQs\/leaflet-information-for-family-and-friends<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are also numerous books that have been written on bipolar disorder:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Coping with Bipolar Disorder: A CBT-Informed Guide to Living with Manic Depression. Jones, Hayward and Lam. 2009. 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