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It is not easy to accept the diagnosis of a mental illness, especially a serious mental illness like bipolar disorder. I know that when I learned of my own diagnosis, my immediate reaction was that of devastation and my long-term reactions included everything from anger to denial to shame. I want this webinar to be about how to accept a mental illness diagnosis, process those emotions, and go on to find peace with what has happened. Let’s get real about what it’s really like to be diagnosed with a mental illness.

Anxiety is a huge problem for me and so many others with bipolar disorder. And even if you don’t have a co-occurring (comorbid) anxiety disorder, you likely experience some anxiety with bipolar disorder anyway. So, for my sixth webinar in the Get Real series (see everything in the series below), I’m tackling the issue of anxiety in bipolar disorder. Expect real talk on: What is anxiety in bipolar? How do people experience it? And, of course, how can people fight anxiety in bipolar disorder.

Suicide, suicide awareness and suicide prevention are big topics on the Bipolar Burble so I decided I needed to do at least a couple of masterclasses on suicide. This online masterclass, Get Real 5: Suicide Prevention — Tips from a Suicide Survivor, is part of the Get Real series that prides itself on real talk on difficult subjects. (The online masterclasses in this series can be taken in any order.) In this case, it’s real talk about suicide, which is one of the scariest subjects we face as it’s attached to death. I know this. But it’s critical to know the facts about suicide if you are to face it successfully. None of us has to die of suicide.