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The first few chapters are to explain what bipolar is, what it looks like, and how it differs from other mental illnesses like depression. The next few chapters go into charting your personal history (ups and downs/medication) the chapter after that talk about identifying personal warning signs you might see or notice that happen before an episode (major mood swings). This part really helps me a lot because it kinda of highlights symptoms or behaviors I hadn't noticed before or didn't make the connection that it's linked to my illness. And with recognizing/acknowledging these early signs, you can better prevent them from reaching to extremes (identifying triggers is part of this). It goes into detail about what these symptoms and behaviors look like and how to counteract them both in the short term and long term. I haven't read past that yet, but the upcoming chapters are supposed to be about helping yourself become more self-aware of these early signs by "checking in" by evaluating you thoughts, your thought process, moods and emotions. Then taking these self-check-ins to the next phase of making things better for yourself (routine; core needs; managing triggers, stressors, symptoms, and consequences; medication) and the effectiveness of these methods.

The first few chapters are to explain what bipolar is, what it looks like, and how it differs from other mental illnesses like depression. The next few chapters go into charting your personal history (ups and downs/medication) the chapter after that talk about identifying personal warning signs you might see or notice that happen before an episode (major mood swings). This part really helps me a lot because it kinda of highlights symptoms or behaviors I hadn't noticed before or didn't make the connection that it's linked to my illness. And with recognizing/acknowledging these early signs, you can better prevent them from reaching to extremes (identifying triggers is part of this). It goes into detail about what these symptoms and behaviors look like and how to counteract them both in the short term and long term. I haven't read past that yet, but the upcoming chapters are supposed to be about helping yourself become more self-aware of these early signs by "checking in" by evaluating you thoughts, your thought process, moods and emotions. Then taking these self-check-ins to the next phase of making things better for yourself (routine; core needs; managing triggers, stressors, symptoms, and consequences; medication) and the effectiveness of these methods.

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