Articles and blog posts relating to sleep problems as a symptom of bipolar disorder.
Adapting to time changes—traveling across time zones, or Daylight Saving Time (DST)—can be challenging with bipolar. Here’s how to adjust to the change: Ben Franklin first mentioned what we now call Daylight Saving Time in a 1784 essay, somewhat satirically proposing an idea to conserve candles in the early morning hours. While DST has been...
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Rhythms comfort us with their soothing predictability, and our natural circadian rhythm can help bring restorative sleep and a sense of order to our lives. To everything, there is a season, and a corresponding rhythm. I guess it is the musician in me, but I can’t help but observe that, just as there is timing,...
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Changing sleep patterns can be an early indicator that bipolar symptoms are returning. Monitoring and addressing these patterns can help reduce your symptoms. Lying awake in my bed at night with my head spinning out of control is something I used to think was just common for me. I had labeled myself a person who...
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A new study is the first to provide evidence that not getting enough sleep can make anger stronger and more pronounced in frustrating situations. November 27, 2018, AMES, Iowa – Losing just a couple hours of sleep at night makes you angrier, especially in frustrating situations, according to new Iowa State University research. While...
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Eating excessively at night can lead to heightened anxiety and can interfere with healthy sleep, new research shows August 1, 2018, FORTALEZA, Italy—People with bipolar disorder who also have night eating syndrome have more disorder-related problems, a new study says. Brazilian researchers found that people with bipolar were more likely than people without the...
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Those who get less than 8 hours of sleep per night have a higher risk of developing depression and anxiety, according to new research Sleeping less than the recommended eight hours a night is associated with intrusive, repetitive thoughts like those seen in anxiety or depression, according to new research from Binghamton University, State...
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Listening to yoga music at bedtime is good for the heart, according to new research. August 27, 2018, JAIPUR, INDIA—Listening to yoga music at bedtime is good for the heart, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2018. Dr Naresh Sen, study author, Consultant Cardiologist at HG SMS Hospital, Jaipur, India, said: “We...
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Newswise — SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Let sleeping dogs lie … in the bedroom. That’s according to a new Mayo Clinic study that’s sure to set many tails wagging. It’s no secret that Americans love their dogs. According to the American Veterinary Association, more than 40 million American households have dogs. Of these households, 63 percent...
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Sleep is important to stability when living with bipolar disorder, and there are some simple strategies you can use to catch those vital z’s. There are two things that I must do to take care of myself, and they are related: getting enough sleep and avoiding stress, with sleep being the most important. If...
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The study shows that only 10% of American adults prioritize their sleep over other aspects of daily living. WASHINGTON, March 12, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The National Sleep Foundation’s annual Sleep in America® poll finds that among U.S. adults with excellent sleep health, nearly 90% say they feel very effective at getting things done each day,...
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