Heartbreaking and yet humorous, this inspirational collection includes personal stories from more than 40 diverse people who are living with bipolar disorder—a condition that affects some five million Americans. Each story reveals strategies used to cope with the varying symptoms—from mania and depression to recklessness and listlessness—and offers insight into what it is like to have this mood instability disorder. Paired with essays from renowned medical researchers on the science of the disease and a comprehensive resources section on where to get help, these first-hand accounts illustrate the strength of the human spirit and offer the advice and encouragement essential to recovery. For those seeking bravery, consolation, strength, and understanding, this collection of stories is an invaluable and uplifting resource.
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Judith Cohen is a writer and a teacher whose work has appeared in Rosebud, Mochila Review, and Women's Review of Books. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Making this disease understandable,
By Ethan Edwards (Beverly Hills, CA, US) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Voices of Bipolar Disorder: The Healing Companion: Stories for Courage, Comfort and Strength (Voices Of series) (Paperback)
I have two close friends with bi-polar disorder and, like Darkness Visible with depression, this book really makes the disease comprehensible to someone who is not afflicted. I highly advocate anyone who may have someone in their life with bi-polar disorder to read this book.
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A Powerful Collection,
By Exley Cave (New York City) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Voices of Bipolar Disorder: The Healing Companion: Stories for Courage, Comfort and Strength (Voices Of series) (Paperback)
A powerful collection of essays whose cumulative effect is not unlike the impact of The Noonday Demon, Andrew Solomon's account of depression. It's personal, frightening, funny, informative, illuminating ... and brilliant. There's a progression in the sequencing of chapters (four sections deal with characteristics, diagnosis, family, and care), but it's easily, and usefully, dipped into at random (although if, like me, you don't know much about the disease, the introductions by Deborah LaChance and Juliann Garey provide a solid primer).
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This review is from: Voices of Bipolar Disorder: The Healing Companion: Stories for Courage, Comfort and Strength (Voices Of series) (Paperback)
Sometimes chilling, sometimes comforting, and often heartbreaking. The title tells it. First hand accounts of dealing with this terrible disease, mixed with essays from medical researchers and providers, and an invaluable guide for where to go for more help. For anyone suffering from this disorder, or for their loved ones. Remarkably, considering the subject matter, it is also sometimes, quite funny.
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