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 enlarge | Author: Monica Ramirez Basco
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 5621
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 252
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 7.8 x 0.6
ISBN: 1593851626
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.89506
EAN: 9781593851620
ASIN: 1593851626
Publication Date: December 21, 2005
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 Something for Everyone October 4, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Having been diagnosed very late in life a few years ago, I constantly research materials that are simple, informative and practical. This book meets all criteria. In fact, I have given it to my therapist who really appreciates it and am now purchasing it for newly diagnosed friends or family members who have BP. It targets all audiences: newly diagnosed; experienced but needs some reminders; experienced but wants to review certain sections; and family members.
Covers many different angles and stages of Bipolar July 22, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I wasn't sure what to expect when i ordered this book. A bipolar friend of mine suggested the book (not the workbook) written by Monica Ramirez Basco. I haven't read it yet but plan to. I think the workbook is great. It is a great way to learn to retrain the way you think. There are parts of the workbook that apply to me right now, parts that I've already been through and will probably not read, and parts about things I haven't dealt with yet too. It's one of those things that will help you out now and you can pick it back up months/years later and it will help you again.
 Better for Bipolar I patients, than Bipolar II. July 10, 2007
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
It seems to be much more for Bipolar I sufferers. I have Bipolar II and much of the material in the book didn't really apply to me. Though I'm sure it would be good if one had bipolar II, and I'm still working through the book in the areas that do apply to me.
VERY intensive and extensive. June 21, 2007
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I can't say this book is easy to do. Usually I rush through workbooks, but this one I am doing less than 20 pages every other day so its wisdom sinks in. After 15 years diagnosed Bipolar 2 you'd think I know myself and the illness's impact. I obviously didn't. It was really scary at first, writing about how the illness has affected my life and those around me and really thinking about my specific symptoms. When I am well, my husband says I live like I have no illness, which creates problems later. Now I know that I have to change my "good day" living to prevent "bad day" nightmares. It's pretty harsh to tally up the toll the illness has taken and the small and large changes I have to make in my life. But the book IS a God send for it really allows me to see my triggers and what causes stress for me and how to live more sensibly. It is like taking a mirror and seeing the illness in bright light around me and finding ways to keep it small and managable. It's made me more realistic about my limitations so I'll stay safe and sane. (I hate knowing I have limitations!) Honestly, it covers everything, from reasons you create for NOT killing yourself when depressed or psychotic to REAL help on weight loss. There isn't one part of the illness that it does not address and force you to check if it is a part of your life, and if so, how to handle it when it rears its ugly head. Slowly, I feel like I can control a lot more than I thought I could. Before I let the illness throw me like a rag doll in a tornado. Now I see the responsibility I have to myself and my loved ones to prevent or manage episodes and the book totally makes that possible. If I have to have limits at least I can control them a lot more than I thought. It just takes a willingness to really see the damage and how to head it off at the pass. If you aren't ready for REAL WORK, get another book that let's you stay a victim. If you are ready to deal with the reality of what you face, buy this NOW.
 Bipolarity manual June 14, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
"The Bipolar Workbook" is a simply written, informative tutorial on identifying the symptoms, triggers, actions, and consequences of bipolar thinking and behavior. It's got lots of worksheets so the reader can plug in her/his own life events to map out past problems, identify personal trends, and plan for future success. It is a good aid to therapy or self-help workbook. I'd like to see it as an interactive CD, especially to help bipolar adolescents with coexisting attentional deficits.
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