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Author : Wendy K. Williamson
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 145206850X
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)
Download or read book I'm Not Crazy Just Bipolar written by Wendy K. Williamson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An informative yet humorous look at life with manic-depressive illness.
Author : Janine Crowley Haynes
Publisher : Booksurge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781439216439
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (164 download)
Download or read book My Kind of Crazy written by Janine Crowley Haynes and published by Booksurge Publishing. This book was released on 2009-02-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Kind of Crazy was chosen as Honorable Mention in the Writer's Digest 17th Annual International Self-Published Book Awards in the Inspirational category.I am an expert on being crazy. My kind of crazy is known as bipolar disorder. Although my case is more severe than most, I am not alone. I am one in four (approximately 61.5 million) adult Americans who suffer from a mental illness in a given year. This is a staggering statistic, and yet the stigma attached to mental illness persists. Those diagnosed with a mental illness suffer in silence due to the shame associated with it. There are many books that approach the subject from a clinical and/or psychoanalytical perspective. My book, however, focuses on the human experience of living with a mental illness. Being bipolar brings with it the very highs and lows of emotion, and my story is written in the same way. The journey on which I take the reader is not a depressing one. There is much humor to be found and many lessons to be learned after one is diagnosed as crazy. I bring the reader with me on the emotional rollercoaster that is my life. With my story, I hope to dismantle the shame and isolation that one with a similar illness might experience. In fact, I believe one must embrace his or her inner-craziness in order to heal, evolve, and move forward to help change the societal perception of mental illness. Not unlike diabetes, mental illness should be understood on a biochemical level, not be viewed as a character flaw. When the brain gets sick, it exhibits symptoms that need to be addressed and managed just like any other illness.
Author : Karla Dougherty
Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books
ISBN 13 : 078672711X
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)
Download or read book Less than Crazy written by Karla Dougherty and published by Da Capo Lifelong Books. This book was released on 2008-11-25 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bipolar II is a form of bipolar disorder in which a person, when in a manic cycle, is crippled by anxiety, irritability, and highs just intense enough to be embarrassing. Instead of being the life of the party, someone with Bipolar II might be too nervous to go to the party at all. And, unlike the Bipolar I sufferer who may attempt suicide in a depressive cycle, the Bipolar II might be incapacitated by guilt over an imaginary crime. In Less than Crazy, health writer and Bipolar II sufferer Karla Dougherty shares her story, presenting the first patient-expert's guide to recognizing and living well with this condition. Covering both adults and children, this accessible, all-in-one resource includes information on diagnosis, conditions that may mimic Bipolar II, and treatments.
Author : Wendy K. Williamson and Honora Rose
Publisher : Post Hill Press
ISBN 13 : 1618689762
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (186 download)
Download or read book Two Bipolar Chicks Guide To Survival written by Wendy K. Williamson and Honora Rose and published by Post Hill Press. This book was released on 2014-07-22 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the “Two Bipolar Chicks”, Wendy K. Williamson and Honora Rose, comes this survival guide disguised as a low-key, how to manual. From their wellness vaults, they compiled three decades worth of tips for you. Filled with insightful anecdotes and personal viewpoints – which can differ – Wendy and Honora steer you through the swamps of bipolar disorder and teach you how to dodge the alligators. From advice on medication, to their own, personal journeys with acceptance, you’ll pick up tips on managing depression and mania. There is plenty of factual advice and information on treatments and tidbits for the novice, the pros and everyone in between. It could be an asset to anyone navigating the bipolar waters. Two Bipolar Chicks Guide to Survival: Tips for Living with Bipolar Disorder is the consummate bipolar mix of everything you’ll want - and need - inside. The most delicious part is it isn’t bogged down with scientific jargon, though they do explain what you need to know. You’ll hear more from the author you’ve grown to love and the co-author you soon will. It’s their personal insight that will make this a unique book. Divulging tidbits from manic sex and internet sites to how to not blow your life savings when in a manic episode, they blow the lid off telling it like it is. You wanted to know more and here it is! Wendy has also brought in her editor and partner Honora to double the fun. Wendy K. Williamson is the author of the best-selling, inspirational memoir I’m Not Crazy Just Bipolar. This is the book you wanted her to write next: more tips, more about wellness, more information. Voila! The Two Bipolar Chicks Guide To Wellness: Tips for Living with Bipolar Disorder was born. You’ll receive an education about treatments, including their own experience with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). You’ll learn the importance of medication management and that not all generics or doctors were created equal. They’ll tell you how crucial little details can be from pill trays to choosing your pharmacy to locking up the credit cards when manic. Wendy and Honora will tell you what has worked - and not worked - for them. This book is designed to fill in the gaps of the scientific ones and keep you entertained so you won’t fall asleep. Wendy K. Williamson has been positively reviewed by Publisher’s Weekly and National Alliance on Mental Illness’ The Advocate. She also currently blogs for BPHope.com. Together, Wendy and Honora run The Red Bank Writers Group. www.twobipolarchicks.com www.wendykwilliamson.com
Author : Candida Fink
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119121868
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (191 download)
Download or read book Bipolar Disorder For Dummies written by Candida Fink and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-11-09 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understand the realities of bipolar disorder When one receives the diagnosis that they or a loved one has bipolar disorder, it can be a time of fear and worry. Bipolar Disorder For Dummies, 3rd Edition explains the brain chemistry behind the disease and covers the latest medications and therapies. You'll get reassuring, sound advice and self-help techniques that you and your loved ones, including kids and teens, can use to ease and eliminate symptoms, function in times of crisis, plan ahead for manic or depressive episodes, and feel a whole lot better. This new edition will include new and updated content on genetics, biochemistry, and imaging studies relevant to bipolar, expanded coverage on how to handle the high costs of treatment, and supporting a loved one (who may not want help, medications and treatment options, including DSM-5, ECT, and TMS along with new coverage on special populations (how bipolar affects different groups, like women and various ethnic groups and special populations, like seniors and expectant moms. Bipolar disorder, which has also been called manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual mood swings and shifting energy levels. The symptoms of bipolar disorder can, if not understood and handled properly, wreak havoc on personal and professional relationships. Though bipolar disorder is a serious condition, it's one that can be treated! With a firm understanding of what you're dealing with, you can navigate your way through the challenges of bipolar disorder, whether you or a loved one suffers from this illness. Recognize the warning signs of mania and depression, which may point to bipolar disorder Understand where to find the latest treatment options Stay on track with personal and professional aspects of life Effectively and compassionately respond to rants, depression, mania, and other behaviors associated with bipolar disorder Bipolar Disorder For Dummies, 3rd Edition offers straightforward, reassuring information about bipolar disorder to help you or your loved one conquer the disease.
Author : Natasha Tracy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781539409144
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Lost Marbles written by Natasha Tracy and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Natasha Tracy has written a book that straddles the chasm between self-help and memoir. Natasha's own experiences with bipolar disorder and depression illustrate what it is truly like to live with serious mental illness and offer real-world ways to live better with it. Natasha pulls no punches, doesn't sugarcoat and yet still offers real hope to the reader. This book will give those with mental illness and their loved ones "ah-hah" moments on every page."--
Author : Jennifer Landau
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1477717536
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (777 download)
Download or read book Bipolar Disorder written by Jennifer Landau and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2013-12-15 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Institute of Mental Health states that half of bipolar diagnoses occur before the age of twenty-five, so the teenage years are a prime time for first showing symptoms. There are nearly six million people with bipolar disorder in the United States alone. This book clearly explains the four main types of the disorder, symptoms, getting a diagnosis and dealing with it, medications that are prescribed, support systems, lifestyle changes and strategies to keep calm, self-monitoring plans, and ways to manage school, family, and social life.
Author : Amy Reed
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1442413492
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (424 download)
Download or read book Crazy written by Amy Reed and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-06-12 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He’s falling in love—and she’s falling over the edge of sanity. From the author of Beautiful and Clean, a “real and relatable” (VOYA) exploration of a romance marred by mental illness. What if I can’t ever be who you want me to be? Connor knows that Izzy will never fall in love with him the way he’s fallen for her. But somehow he’s been let into her crazy, exhilarating world and become her closest confidante. The closer they get, however, the more Connor realizes that Izzy’s highs are too high and her lows are too low. And the frenetic energy that makes her shine is starting to push her into a much darker place. As Izzy’s behavior gets increasingly erratic and self-destructive, Connor gets increasingly desperate to stop her from plummeting. He knows he can’t save her from her pain...but what if no one else can?
Author : Terri Cheney
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439176248
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)
Download or read book The Dark Side of Innocence written by Terri Cheney and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Manic: A Memoir" comes a gripping and eloquent account of the awakening and unfolding of Cheney's bipolar disorder.
Author : Dean A Haycock
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1440570140
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (45 download)
Download or read book The Everything Health Guide to Adult Bipolar Disorder written by Dean A Haycock and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expert help for dealing with this complex diagnosis! If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, it can be confusing and overwhelming. What are the most effective treatments? Will therapy help? When will life return to normal? With The Everything Health Guide to Adult Bipolar Disorder, 3rd Edition, you can take charge and manage your condition, or learn the best ways to support your friend or family member. Author Dean A. Haycock, PhD, provides supportive advice on: Treatments, including alternative and nontraditional approaches Making the best lifestyle choices for you Dealing with mania and depression and how to stay in control Telling others you have bipolar disorder Recent changes in diagnostic criteria, and how they can affect you Finding support for yourself and your loved ones In this completely revised and updated edition, you'll find answers to all your questions--and the support you need to face this challenging condition.
Author : Dyane Harwood
Publisher : Post Hill Press
ISBN 13 : 1618688006
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (186 download)
Download or read book Birth of a New Brain written by Dyane Harwood and published by Post Hill Press. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the birth of her baby triggers a manic maelstrom, Dyane Harwood struggles to survive the bewildering highs and crippling lows of her brain’s turmoil. Birth of a New Brain vividly depicts her postpartum bipolar disorder, an unusual type of bipolar disorder and postpartum mood and anxiety disorder. During her childhood, Harwood grew up close to her father, a brilliant violinist in the Los Angeles Philharmonic who had bipolar disorder. She learned how bipolar disorder could ravage a family, but she never suspected that she’d become mentally ill—until her baby was born. Harwood wondered if mental health would always be out of her reach. From medications to electroconvulsive therapy, from “redwood forest baths” to bibliotherapy, she explored both traditional and unconventional methods of recovery—in-between harrowing psychiatric hospitalizations. Harwood reveals how she ultimately achieved a stable mood. She discovered that despite having a chronic mood disorder, a new, richer life is possible. Birth of a New Brain is the chronicle of one mother’s perseverance, offering hope and grounded advice for those battling mental illness.
Author : Wendy Williamson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781508669777
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (697 download)
Download or read book I'm Not Crazy Just Bipolar written by Wendy Williamson and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-21 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memoir skillfully filtering depression and mania much like a photographer would shoot through a lens. This is a vastly informative and entertaining book by popular, two-time bestselling author and Huff Post contributor."Williamson's prose is direct and thankfully not given to flowery language or circumspectness about her condition. The book is straightforward and the author achieves something difficult in a memoir: she remembers feelings from a period of her life, while still providing distance and perspective. Williamson's analysis of the mental health field and mental health professionals is insightful without being preachy, and she presents her story with grace and humor."- Publisher's Weekly " "Skillfully weaves together several levels of a young woman's life... [It] is, like its title, an assertion that a life touched by bipolar disorder is still a life with its own logic. The book does a great job at describing that logic." -The Advocate, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Author : Melody Moezzi
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1583335501
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (833 download)
Download or read book Haldol and Hyacinths written by Melody Moezzi and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With candor and humor, a manic-depressive Iranian-American Muslim woman chronicles her experiences with both clinical and cultural bipolarity. Born to Persian parents at the height of the Islamic Revolution and raised amid a vibrant, loving, and gossipy Iranian diaspora in the American heartland, Melody Moezzi was bound for a bipolar life. At 18, she began battling a severe physical illness, and her community stepped up, filling her hospital rooms with roses, lilies and hyacinths. But when she attempted suicide and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, there were no flowers. Despite several stays in psychiatric hospitals, bombarded with tranquilizers, mood-stabilizers, and anti-psychotics, she was encouraged to keep her illness a secret—by both her family and an increasingly callous and indifferent medical establishment. Refusing to be ashamed or silenced, Moezzi became an outspoken advocate, determined to fight the stigma surrounding mental illness and reclaim her life along the way. Both an irreverent memoir and a rousing call to action, Haldol and Hyacinths is the moving story of a woman who refused to become a victim. Moezzi reports from the frontlines of an invisible world, as seen through a unique and fascinating cultural lens. A powerful, funny, and moving narrative, Haldol and Hyacinths is a tribute to the healing power of hope and humor.
Author : Rebecca J. Odle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781980876557
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (765 download)
Download or read book Keeping It Together written by Rebecca J. Odle and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bipolar isn't for the weak. Bipolar isn't for the faint of heart. It's draining, its illusory , it's real. Inferno has his 9 layers of Hell, these are mine.
Author : Xavier Francisco Amador
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780967718934
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (189 download)
Download or read book I Am Not Sick, I Don't Need Help! written by Xavier Francisco Amador and published by . This book was released on 2011-10-19 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This book fills a tremendous void...' wrote E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., about the first edition of I AM NOT SICK, I Don't Need Help! Ten years later, it still does. Dr. Amador's research on poor insight was inspired by his attempts to help his brother Henry, who developed schizophrenia, accept treatment. Like tens of millions of others diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, Henry did not believe he was ill. In this latest edition, 6 new chapters have been added, new research on anosognosia (lack of insight) is presented and new advice, relying on lessons learned from thousands of LEAP seminar participants, is given to help readers quickly and effectively use Dr. Amador s method for helping someone accept treatment. I AM NOT SICK, I Don't Need Help! is not just a reference for mental health practitioners or law enforcement professionals. It is a must-read guide for family members whose loved ones are battling mental illness. Read and learn as have hundreds of thousands of others...to LEAP-Listen, Empathize, Agree, and Partner-and help your patients and loved ones accept the treatment they need.
Author : Pete Earley
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780425213896
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (138 download)
Download or read book Crazy written by Pete Earley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-04-03 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A magnificent gift to those of us who love someone who has a mental illness…Earley has used his considerable skills to meticulously research why the mental health system is so profoundly broken.”—Bebe Moore Campbell, author of 72 Hour Hold Former Washington Post reporter Pete Earley had written extensively about the criminal justice system. But it was only when his own son—in the throes of a manic episode—broke into a neighbor's house that he learned what happens to mentally ill people who break a law. This is the Earley family's compelling story, a troubling look at bureaucratic apathy and the countless thousands who suffer confinement instead of care, brutal conditions instead of treatment, in the “revolving doors” between hospital and jail. With mass deinstitutionalization, large numbers of state mental patients are homeless or in jail-an experience little better than the horrors of a century ago. Earley takes us directly into that experience—and into that of a father and award-winning journalist trying to fight for a better way.
Author : Merryl Hammond Phd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781928177203
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (772 download)
Download or read book Mad Like Me written by Merryl Hammond Phd and published by . This book was released on 2018-03 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mad Like Me: Travels in Bipolar Country takes you through one woman's life and her struggles with bipolar disorder. Her fearless honesty in retelling events helps to demystify a much misunderstood mental illness, and to humanize the people it affects. This book is a testimony to hope and to a family that stood by her through both the pain and the triumph of her story at the end. A must-read for therapists, psychiatrists, patients working through recovery, and for families who may need insight into what it is truly like to have bipolar disorder.
