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Detour:

My Bipolar Road Trip in 4-D
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Washington Square Press, Jun 17, 2003 - Biography & Autobiography - 224 pages
By all appearances, Lizzie Simon was perfect. She had an Ivy League education, lots of friends, a loving family, and a dazzling career as a theater producer by the age of twenty-three. But that wasn't enough: Lizzie still felt alone in the world, and largely misunderstood. Having been diagnosed with bipolar disorder as a teenager, she longed to meet others like herself; she wanted to hear the experiences of those who managed to move past their manic-depression and lead normal lives. So Lizzie hits the road, hoping to find "a herd of her own." Along the way she finds romance and madness, survivors and sufferers, and, somewhere between the lanes, herself. Part road trip, part love story, Detour is a fast-paced, enduring memoir that demystifies mental illness while it embraces the universally human struggle to become whole.

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An interesting enough premise: Simon, a young bipolar woman in her 20s takes a roadtrip to find and interview other bipolar people. The catch is that Simon is only interested in interviewing bipolar ...

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User Review  - Jillian Louise - Goodreads

This was very hard for me to read. It lacks structure (which it's supposed to) so I eventually gave up on it. It's a bit confusing (again like it's supposed to be) and I couldn't follow it. Read full review

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Since the publishing of DETOUR: MY BIPOLAR ROAD TRIP IN 4-D, Lizzie has appeared on CNN, Fox, NBC, NPR, the New York Post, The Saturday Evening Post, ...
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Detour: My Bipolar Road Trip in 4-D. by Lizzie Simon; 2002, 224 pages, $13 softcover. Jeffrey L. Geller, md, mph. Dr. Geller is professor of psychiatry and ...
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About the author (2003)

Lizzie Simon, a graduate of Columbia University, was the creative producer of the Obie Award-winning Flea Theater in Manhattan. She recently was a consultant and field producer for the MTV special "True Life: I'm Bipolar," which was inspired by Detour. The recipient of a grant from the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, Lizzie is a frequent guest speaker and freelance writer. Visit her Web site at www.lizziesimon.com.

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TitleDetour: My Bipolar Road Trip in 4-D
AuthorLizzie Simon
Editionreprint
PublisherWashington Square Press, 2003
ISBN0743446607, 9780743446600
Length224 pages
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Biography & Autobiography / General
Biography & Autobiography / Medical
Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs
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