Last week, we started our 7th annual “Ask Me Anything” event that took place on Reddit for over 48 hours, with the largest ever team of 71 bipolar disorder experts, more than 400 questions, and 1.5k comments – making the event a tremendous success!

Here are some of the questions asked by the bipolar disorder community and answered by our panelists:

The CREST.BD World Bipolar Day AMA kicked off a series of global events last week, but there are still many activities taking place leading up to World Bipolar Day, which falls on March 30th:March 19-21: 

• 🌎 Worldwide:
  CREST.BD World Bipolar Day “Ask Me Anything” – Details & Read the AMA

March 27:

• 🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada:
  The Centre for Youth Bipolar Disorder (CYBD) research symposium and public education event (Online or in-person) – Details & Registration
• 🇬🇧 United Kingdom:
  “Let’s End Bipolar Stigma” Bipolar UK World Bipolar Day Conference 2025 (Online) – Details & Registration
• 🇧🇪 Kortenberg, Belgium:
  Screening of documentary ZaaD, an autobiographical documentary film investigating the heredity and social perspective on bipolar disorder – Details & Tickets

March 29:

• 🇮🇳 Mumbai, India:
  Bipolar India World Bipolar Day National Conference 2025 – Details & Registration
• 🇳🇱 Utrecht, Netherlands:
  ISBD Dutch Chapter (KenBiS) film screening of documentary “ZaaD“, and Annemiek Dols and Moniek van Dijk will present the book “Koorddansers” – Poster & Details
• 🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia:
  Bipolar Australia World Bipolar Day 2025 Fundraiser – Details & Registration

March 30:

• 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan:
  日本うつ病学会 Japanese Society of Mood Disorders World Bipolar Day Forum @ Juntendo University – Details & Registration
• 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Denmark:
  PsykInfo Region Hovedstaden og DepressionsForeningen World Bipolar Day event (Online) – Details & Registration
• 🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia:
  Australasian Society for Bipolar and Depressive Disorders (ASBDD) 9th Biennial Conference – Details & Registration
• 🇺🇸 Wasco, California, United States:
  World Bipolar Day Mental Health Awareness Arts Festival – Details
• 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia:
  Bipolar Life Victoria World Bipolar Day 2025 Event – Details & Registration

Click on the posters below for more details:

Video: Why We Celebrate World Bipolar Day

Dr. Erin Michalak and Dr. Holly Swartz (ISBD President) break down why World Bipolar Day matters and the global events taking place for World Bipolar Day.