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Those who abuse alcohol while having a mental disease are known to have greater mania and depressive episodes

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Alcohol and Mental Health should not be mixed together

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People who are diagnosed with bipolar disorder usually struggle with more symptoms of alcohol misuse

45 percent of people with bipolar disorder also have an alcohol use disorder

Drinking in excess increases the risk of relapsing into a manic or depressive episode increases

These types of people have a higher risk of dying by suicide

While having a hypomanic or manic episode→ controlling impulses to drink may become more difficult

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Mania

Alcohol or drug abuse- hand-in-hand with manic episodes

60 percent of people with bipolar disorder have abused alcohol or drugs at some point

Depressants such as alcohol or pain pills can send a person with mania straight into depression while stimulants with cocaine have the opposite effect

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Alcohol lowers inhibitions

Seductive and dangerous element on disinhibition

Alcohol-related disinhibitions- further greases the wheels of elevated mood

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Bipolar disorder and alcoholism or other types of substance abuse can be a dangerous combination.

Each can worsen the symptoms and severity of the other.

Having both conditions increases the risk of mood swings, depression, violence and suicide.

Someone who has both bipolar disorder and alcoholism or another addiction is said to have a dual diagnosis.

Treatment may require the expertise of mental health care providers who specialize in the treatment of both disorders.

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Meditation- along with other calming habits- has been known as alternatives to drinking alcohol

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Looking at the picture, alcohol can obviously affect the brain negatively

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Bipolar disorder and alcohol consumption causes changes in a person’s brain

Alcohol consumptions acrs on the same brain regions as many depressant medications and may cause similar symptoms as depression

Other calming habits

Drinking herbal teas- chamomile

Meditation

Taking a warm bath