Bipolar disorder support groups
Meet others living with bipolar disorder and talk about the highs, the lows and everything in between.
- ✓ Small, live video groups
- ✓ Hosted by peers with lived experience, or guided by Heal Kinder
- ✓ Join online, from wherever you feel comfortable
- ✓ Small groups where people get to know each other
Upcoming bipolar disorder groups
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Common signs of bipolar disorder
For information only, not for diagnosing. This list can't tell you or anyone else whether they have bipolar disorder. Only a qualified mental health professional or doctor can diagnose it. Everyone feels some of these at times; if they're lasting or getting in the way of your life, talking to a doctor or mental health professional is a good next step.
Bipolar disorder involves periods of depression and periods of unusually high mood or energy (mania or hypomania).
- High periods: feeling unusually happy, energetic or irritable
- High periods: needing much less sleep without feeling tired
- High periods: racing thoughts, talking fast, or jumping between ideas
- High periods: feeling unusually important, or making big plans
- High periods: taking risks you normally wouldn't, like reckless spending
- Low periods: feeling sad, empty or hopeless, and losing interest in things
- Low periods: low energy, and trouble sleeping or sleeping a lot
- Low periods: thoughts of death or suicide
If you're having thoughts of suicide or of harming yourself, please reach out now: in the US call or text 988, in the UK call Samaritans on 116 123, or call your local emergency number.
Frequently asked questions
Is the online bipolar disorder support group free?
Yes. Every group on Heal Kinder is free. Sign up, pick a time that suits you and save a spot. Groups are small live video calls, so there's room for everyone to be heard.
What happens in a bipolar disorder support group?
The host, or in a guided peer group the Heal Kinder guide, welcomes everyone and goes over a few ground rules: what's shared stays in the group, and passing is always okay. Then people take turns talking about how things have been, and others listen and share what has helped them. You don't have to speak, and many people just listen at their first group.
Can a bipolar disorder support group replace therapy?
No. It's peer support from people with lived experience, not therapy, medical care or a crisis service. Many members join alongside therapy or treatment and find it helps to talk with people who understand. If you are in danger, call 911 (US) or 999 (UK). In the US you can call or text 988 any time; in the UK, call Samaritans on 116 123.
Between groups, small daily habits help too. How journaling and a daily mood check-in can help with bipolar disorder
Heal Kinder is peer support: people who've been there, listening and sharing. Many members find it a real help alongside any care they already have, though it isn't therapy or a crisis service. If you are in danger, call 911 (US) or 999 (UK). In the US you can call or text 988 any time; in the UK, call Samaritans on 116 123.
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