{"id":1302,"date":"2019-05-12T16:06:42","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T16:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/?page_id=1302"},"modified":"2025-10-28T12:51:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T12:51:00","slug":"support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/toolkit\/managing-mood-swings-2\/support\/","title":{"rendered":"Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You may want to discuss your experiences of managing mood swings with other relatives by posting on the <a href=\"\/react-forum\/\">REACT GROUP<\/a>. You could share ideas on how to manage these, and get advice on how to access any further help you need.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alternatively you might want to discuss your experiences with the <a href=\"\/react-supporter\/\">REACT SUPPORTERS<\/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<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recommended Resources<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Resource Directory lists these resources and more but some resources which you may find useful include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The following books have information on managing mood swings:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Coping with Bipolar Disorder: A CBT-Informed Guide to Living with Manic Depression by Jones, Hayward, and Lam. 2009. One World Publications.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide, Second Edition: What You and Your Family Need to Know. David J. Miklowitz. 2013. Tantor Media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For advice on risky behaviour in particular you can visit this Australian website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarcaregivers.org\/supporting-the-person\/supporting-a-person-with-mania-or-hypomania\/dealing-with-risky-or-inappropriate-behavior\">www.bipolarcaregivers.org\/supporting-the-person\/supporting-a-person-with-mania-or-hypomania\/dealing-with-risky-or-inappropriate-behavior <\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1795\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1795\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/reacttoolkit\/toolkit\/dealing-with-difficult-situations-2\/dealing-with-difficult-situations\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1795 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/06-Dealing-with-Difficult-Situations-Toolkit-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/06-Dealing-with-Difficult-Situations-Toolkit-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/reacttoolkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/06-Dealing-with-Difficult-Situations-Toolkit-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Next Module<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>[arrows][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] You may want to discuss your experiences of managing mood swings with other relatives by posting on the REACT GROUP. 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