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The term \u2018bipolar\u2019 means two poles and refers to the two extreme mood states that people diagnosed with bipolar disorder can experience i.e. depression and mania.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_single_image image=”920″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”flipInX” rs_image_class=”img-fluid” rsclass=”clean” el_class=”service-img”][\/vc_single_image][vc_column_text rsclass=”clean”][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n For some people a diagnosis of bipolar disorder can be very useful as it helps them make sense of their experiences and guides them to treatment options which may be helpful. Other people do not like this label. They do not see their experiences as a disorder and may feel this label is stigmatising.<\/p>\n Some people experience psychosis during extreme mood swings so the modules \u2018Module 1 \u2013 What is Psychosis<\/a>\u2019, \u2018Module 3 \u2013 Managing Positive Symptoms<\/a>\u2019 and \u2018Module 4 \u2013 Managing Negative Symptoms<\/a>\u2019 may also be relevant to you.<\/p>\n Other people have severe mood swings but don\u2019t have psychosis. However all the other modules in REACT including \u2018Module 11 \u2013 Dealing with Crises<\/a>\u2019, \u2018Module 6 \u2013 Dealing With Difficult Situations<\/a>\u2019, \u2018Module 7 \u2013 Managing Stress (Doing Things Differently)<\/a>\u2019, \u2018Module 8 \u2013 Managing Stress (Thinking Differently)\u2019<\/a>, \u2018Module 9 \u2013 Understanding Mental Health Services<\/a>\u2019, \u2018Module 10 \u2013 Treatment Options<\/a>\u2019 and \u2018Module 12 \u2013 The Future<\/a>\u2019 are all relevant to bipolar as well as psychosis.<\/p>\n\n