Beyond the Bipolar Label: A Workbook to Overcome Self-Stigma, Break Free from Shame, and Live Authentically

By Andrea B. Vassilev PsyD

You are more than your bipolar disorder. Cultivate self-worth, reclaim your identity, and live fully with this innovative and proven-effective workbook.

If you have bipolar, you may experience painful self-stigma that is driven by others' opinions, discrimination, and your own life experiences. Self-stigma can affect your self-esteem, relationships, and work--and can lead to more emotional distress and even trigger future episodes. So, how can you move past the shame and negative self-talk that stand between you and lasting recovery?

Written with deep warmth by an expert in bipolar--who lives with bipolar herself--and based on her Overcoming Self-Stigma in Bipolar Disorder program, this step-by-step workbook offers innovative, proven-effective, and empowering tools to help you increase your well-being and sense of self. You'll learn to challenge negative messages about what it means to have bipolar, humanize your mental health struggles, and cultivate unwavering self-compassion and self-acceptance. Most importantly, you'll come to understand that you are so much more than your diagnosis.

Discover validating activities and skills to:

Unmask shame and reclaim your identity Replace negative thinking patterns Navigate talking to others about your bipolar Improve your confidence

Bipolar is a part of your life experience, but it doesn't have to define who you are. If you're ready to move beyond the pain of self-stigma, reclaim your self-worth, balance your moods, and live your best life, this workbook can help guide you, step by step.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1648486681
• ISBN13: 9781648486685
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.9" x 8.0"