Bipolar Disorder
Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

This worksheet helps people deal with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and suggests 12 ways for people to cope with this common winter problem.  It includes a chart for people to keep track of what helps and what doesn’t. (1221, depression, SAD, holidays)

Coping with Family Estrangement During the Holidays

This worksheet is designed for people who are cut off from important family members during the holidays.  It suggests specific coping techniques to make sure that the holidays don’t trigger mental health problems. (1121. depression, anxiety, holiday, family therapy, 113021)

Do One Thing Differently

Clients learn to re-orient their thinking. (1121, problem-solving, solutions, depression, anxiety)

Managing Irritability and Agitation

This worksheet is designed to help people who are often irritated and agitated learn to notice these problems before they get out of hand and understand the social consequences of their behavior. It suggests several ways to cope with these problems and a chart to measure thoughts, behaviors, and consequences. (1121. Bipolar Disorder, relationships, workplace)

Reality-Testing in Everyday Situations

This worksheet teaches a 3-step process to help people judge situations appropriately, gain insight into their thought processes, compare their inner world to the external world, and more.  It is designed to help people be objective, seek the perspective of others, and pay attention to reactions. (1121. Borderline Personality Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, anxiety disorders, awareness)

Do You Sometimes Feel Detached From Yourself?

This worksheet is designed to help people cope with depersonalization, when a person has an experience of feeling detached from his/her own body, thoughts, or feelings.  The worksheet presents a variety of techniques to cope with this feeling and a chart to keep track of whether these techniques are successful. (1121, depersonalization, PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder, psychosis, psychotic)

What to Do If You Want to Take a Break From Medication

This worksheet is intended to help people determine if they are ready to take a break from psychiatric medication. It provides important steps to take in considering this decision as well as a chart to keep track of moods and symptoms.

Developing a Self-Management Plan to Stabilize Your Mood Swings

This worksheet presents 13 self-management techniques to manage bipolar mood swings. (1021, bipolar disorder, mood swings, self-management)