Realize that sometimes people with bipolar disorder misinterpret verbal and non-verbal cues, such as voice pitch and volume, variations in tone, eye contact and body language, which can interfere with the information being communicated.Be aware, although people with bipolar disorder usually test as highly intelligent, they may have a co-occurring auditory processing disorder typical of bipolar disorder, says Shyer.Establish in advance a non-verbal cue, such as a gesture, or a verbal cue, a word such as “popcorn,” says Shryer, that will alert your partner to focus on what you’re saying.Pressuring will only create anxiety and make things worse. Then give them permission to postpone the conversation, if necessary. Before beginning an important conversation, get a mood rating from one to ten to find out if they’re in a good place to be receptive. These techniques can help to improve communication and reduce conflict between someone with bipolar disorder or depression (the other end of the bipolar spectrum) and a partner or family member. That’s why someone with bipolar disorder may sometimes be irritable. If conversations get heated, anger ‘turns on,’ or stimulates, this important part of the brain, he says, resulting in communication problems. They may have real trouble focusing on a conversation because the prefrontal cortex of the brain is a “bit off-line,” according to William Shryer, DCSW, LCSW, Clinical Director of Diablo Behavioral Healthcare in Danville, California.
Interpersonal communication can be a challenge for people with bipolar disorder, a neurobiological genetic disorder.
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