Bipolar Lift

19/11/2025

🌟Understanding Bipolar Disorder🌟

We’re offering a FREE downloadable booklet to help you better understand bipolar disorder – its signs, symptoms, triggers, and coping strategies. Whether you’re living with bipolar disorder or supporting someone who is, this guide is here to provide insight and practical advice.

What you’ll learn:
✅ Recognising signs & symptoms�✅ Identifying triggers & how to manage them�✅ Coping mechanisms that work

This resource is also great to share with staff and colleagues to promote mental health awareness in your workplace. 🌱

💙 Download your free copy now and reach out to us at support@bipolarlift.org for more info!

19/11/2025

🌿 Finding Calm in the Chaos 🌿

In a world that never stops, it’s more important than ever to take a moment to pause and find your peace. 🌱 Whether it’s through deep breathing, a quiet walk, or simply sitting in stillness for a few minutes, nurturing calm can help restore balance to your mind and body. 🧘‍♀️

Remember, it’s okay to slow down. Sometimes, the most powerful thing you can do is take a breath and center yourself. 💙

18/11/2025

At Bipolar Lift, we provide all-round help for people with bipolar disorder and their families. Through emotional support and practical advice, the individuals we work with gain the tools to understand and better manage their condition and get back control of their lives💙

🗣️ Here are some of the services we provide 🗣️

To find out more visit our website: www.bipolarlift.org
Or contact us directly: support@bipolarlift.org

18/11/2025

💬 Bipolar Disorder FAQs 💬
�Let’s talk openly about bipolar disorder—because understanding is the first step to support and healing. 💙

Whether you’re newly diagnosed, supporting a loved one, or just want to learn more—we’re here to help break the stigma and share real answers🧠✨

📲If you have any questions, comment below. Let’s keep the conversation going.

17/11/2025

REAL LIVES
Read India’s Bipolar Story

As a teenager I struggled with eating disorders, in particular anorexia. When I was 15, I struggled with a few losses of family and friends in my life, as well as a traumatic experience for my parents which impacted on my mental health. This set off my anxiety and depression, leading to a diagnosis in 2016, after struggling throughout University. I was put on antidepressants, which helped to start with. I then began to struggle with Binge Eating disorder combined with anorexia again, and gained counselling support for this. In 2018 I lost my Gran to cancer very quickly, had a relationship breakdown, moved house and started my masters in Forensic Mental Health all at the same time. I was also working part-time at two jobs during this time, which was the catalyst for my first hypomanic episode. I was working as a Support Worker for homeless and vulnerable adults, and was threatened twice in two days, which made the hypomania worse. After a while, my friends and parents began to notice that something wasn’t right. I was staying up until 4am redecorating my house and painting and was starting to have psychotic symptoms.
In 2019 I was referred to Highbury Hospital Mental Health Team, who diagnosed me
with Bipolar II disorder. I soon started antipsychotics, which helped with the psychotic symptoms. After a couple of years of extreme lows, combined with psychotic symptoms and the occasional hypomanic period, I was given a mood stabiliser. I have been on a combination of antidepressants, antipsychotics and mood stabilisers since, and have seen a huge improvement in my mood and symptoms.
I have worked with Bipolar Lift for the past month or two and access their online support session every second Wednesday. It is so helpful to meet people who know what it is like to have bipolar and have had similar lived experiences. It’s a welcoming and encouraging group, and I have gained a lot from it. I really appreciate the support from Bipolar Lift and look forward to gaining more knowledge and support from them in the future.

If you would like to share your story contact:
support@bipolarlift.org

17/11/2025

✨ Personalised support from someone who truly understands ✨
�Sometimes you just need to talk to someone who gets it. Our 1-to-1 mentoring sessions offer confidential, compassionate guidance from a mentor and coach with lived experience of bipolar.
What’s included:�🧠 60-minute session�🎯 Space to explore challenges and goals�📘 Optional tools and resources�🔒 Non-judgemental, confidential support

Cost: £50 or a reasonable donation.
No waiting lists, no judgement—just someone who listens and understands.�To book, email support@bipolarlift.org or call 0115 773 7537 💚

17/11/2025

🤝 Interested in Partnering with Bipolar Lift?🤝
We’re always open to new partnership opportunities that help spread awareness and support for those affected by bipolar disorder. If you’re looking to collaborate with us, we’d love to hear from you!

📧 Contact us: support@bipolarlift.org�🌐 Want to learn more about what we do? Visit our website: www.bipolarlift.org

Together, we can make a real difference in mental health awareness and support💙

16/11/2025

💙 If You or Someone You Know Is Struggling with Bipolar, We're Here to Help 💙

Bipolar disorder can be challenging, but you're not alone. If you or someone close to you is struggling, please reach out to us. We’re here to provide support, resources, and guidance every step of the way.

📩 Contact us: support@bipolarlift.org�🌐 Visit our website: www.bipolarlift.org

16/11/2025

💭 Coping with Bipolar: Finding What Works for YOU 💭
When it comes to mental health, there’s no “one-size-fits-all.” What helps one person might not work for another — and that’s okay💚

Two common ways people cope with bipolar include:�💊 Medication — to help balance mood and manage symptoms.�🧠 Therapy — CBT, DBT, or group therapy can offer support and new coping tools.

Beyond that, healing can look like nature walks, journaling, music, or movement — whatever helps you feel grounded🌿🎶
With the right support and strategies, living a stable, fulfilling life with bipolar is absolutely possible🌞

Find out more: www.bipolarlift.org

15/11/2025

Imran Akram, founder of The Bipolar Lift, shares his powerful story with the BBC. In an interview, he opened up about his personal journey with bipolar disorder—how a moment of psychosis on the motorway led him to finally get a diagnosis and the support he needed.

His story is a reminder of the power of self-awareness, the importance of getting the right help, and the need to keep fighting for a better tomorrow.

💙 Watch the full interview with the BBC here: https://youtu.be/Ujt3TQmMiUs

15/11/2025

14/11/2025

REAL LIVES
Read Tammys Bipolar Story

I've lived with bipolar 1 for many years now, to be honest it hasn’t been easy, but I’m at a stage of my life where I’m truly learning to accept it. My personal experience with Bipolar is that the positives out way the negatives, some days the world is beautiful, everything and everyone, I cherish those times, unfortunately there are dark days, I tell myself “it shall pass” doesn’t feel like it at the time, when I come out of a dip where I'm poorly, I start to see the world again, start to smile it’s like being reborn, it’s amazing, best feeling in the world.
I have grown up children who have never seen me any different, I’m their Mum.
It was difficult growing up, one minute you are like everyone else and then the next minute I felt so different, (overwhelmed/anxious/scared) for example, laughing on the back seat of the bus one day to struggling to breathe from just trying to find at seat, frightened to communicate, let alone sit next to anyone, feelings of being rejected. School had its ups and downs, able to concentrate and focus, taking everything in like a sponge, to days of nothing is going in (blank).
Nowadays are different, I found hobbies and interests all creative, using my hands, I seem to focus and switch of in my own world, my safe place . Don’t get me wrong there are days where I over do it, over obsess, no body is perfect, my full time job is looking after me, there are no days off, it doesn’t pay well but it keeps me going, my children are all fit and well, I’d say I’ve done my best and I will continue to do so

To read other stories visit
https://bipolarlift.org/real-lives

If you would like to share your story contact:
support@bipolarlift.org