I'm going to add one reply to this, and then I'll shut up; I promise.

One psychiatrist has told me that bipolar illness encompasses a rapid-firing
portion of the brain. Doctors don't know why yet, but they will in time.

Every time we permit our minds to worry, we are building stress and stress
builds up acids in tissues and fluids rapidly and will overload us with far
too much acidic residue.

It all is a stimulant to the electrical system just as the light on your tv screen or too bright light on your computer screen will cause a slow-down in melatonin production (the sleep- inducing chemical secreted by the Pineal gland in the brain), making it difficult for you to get to sleep at night. You know how to correct that, just by turning the tv and computer screen off a couple of hours before bedtime.

We need to keep the acidity of our fluids and tissues (I'm not talking about
the balance of the system (that's entirely different and is controlled by
the brain, varying only minuscule amounts in the ph of the system); I'm
talking about the actual acidity of saliva, for example--among other things--.

A build up of those acids will cause the rapid-firing to keep at its work.
In order to slow that we must reduce our intake of acid foods, reduce
stress, increase exercise mildly (too much will create lactic acid), and
get restful sleep.

I have lived long enough to know that this rapid-firing of the brain, while
it may resolve problems at times, it will cause a rebound of extreme fatigue,
greater build-up of acids, lower feeling tone, and make depression worse.
For me, I think it's responsible for having created greater wear on my
electrical system over the years. (As you know, I'm an elderly person.)

If you really are serious about wanting to do something about it, you need
to go to a pharmacy, buy some ph sticks and check your fluids (saliva is
a good one to check for acidity). Then work at reducing the build up.

That's what's called pro-active intervention in your treatment for bipolar
illness or depression. You've got to teach yourself to rid yourself of
excess acid daily, by reading meditative works, (meditating itself will help)
changing your diet to increase alkalinity and cutting out things that create
acid in your diet.

Look online at http://www.Acid-reactingfoods.com to see which ones
are best for your diet.

It works if you'll apply it diligently. It doesn't happen overnight, but it
will improve within months if you continue to work on it. If you've been
involved in alcohol use or heavy sugar use for a portion of your life, you've
got a longer period of work ahead, but very worthwhile.

I really hope we all get this thing resolved for our comfort and contentment.

Take care.