If you are in crisis right now: in the U.S., call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Outside the U.S., contact your local emergency number or find a helpline. If you or someone near you is in immediate danger, call your local emergency services.
What Bipolarist is
Bipolarist is a magazine. It publishes essays, interviews, tools, and community resources on the lived experience of bipolar disorder, primarily from people with bipolar themselves. Some pieces translate peer-reviewed research into accessible language. Some are personal essays. Some are practical templates — crisis plans, accommodation letters, mood trackers — built by and for bipolar minds.
What Bipolarist is not
Bipolarist is not:
- A substitute for evaluation, diagnosis, or treatment by a qualified mental-health professional.
- A source of personalized medical advice for your specific situation.
- A pharmacy. We do not prescribe, recommend dosages of, or rank medications.
- An emergency service. If you are in crisis, please use the resources above.
Nothing on this site — including essays by clinicians, references to research, or community testimonials — should be interpreted as a clinical recommendation for your case. Diagnoses, medication choices, hospitalization decisions, and treatment plans require an evaluation by a licensed clinician who knows your history.
How to read us
Read Bipolarist the way you might read a thoughtful magazine article on a serious topic. Take what resonates. Bring it to your care team. Discard what doesn’t apply.
The fact that an essay describes something working for someone with bipolar disorder does not mean it will work for you. Bipolar is heterogeneous. What helps one person can harm another. Your psychiatrist, therapist, or primary-care doctor — not a magazine — is the right partner for individual decisions.
Sources and accuracy
We cite primary sources where we make claims about research, statistics, or clinical fact. Our standards are in our editorial policy. If we get something wrong, we correct it visibly. To request a correction, email [email protected].
External links
We link to external resources — research papers, clinician sites, government health pages, peer-reviewed databases — when they add value. External content is not under our control and inclusion is not endorsement of every position the source takes.
Crisis resources
- United States: Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline). Free, confidential, 24/7.
- United Kingdom: Samaritans — call 116 123.
- Canada: Call or text 988.
- Elsewhere: findahelpline.com lists vetted crisis lines by country.
- NAMI HelpLine: 1-800-950-6264 (information, not crisis intervention).