An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and MadnessNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A deeply powerful memoir about bipolar illness that has both transformed and saved lives—with a new preface by the author. Dr. Jamison is one of the foremost authorities on manic-depressive (bipolar) illness; she has also experienced it firsthand. For even while she was pursuing her career in academic medicine, Jamison found herself succumbing to the same exhilarating highs and catastrophic depressions that afflicted many of her patients, as her disorder launched her into ruinous spending sprees, episodes of violence, and an attempted suicide. Here Jamison examines bipolar illness from the dual perspectives of the healer and the healed, revealing both its terrors and the cruel allure that at times prompted her to resist taking medication. |
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... possible . My brother was the eldest and the steadiest of the three of us children and my staunch ally , despite the three - year difference in our ages . I idolized him growing up and often trailed along after him , try- ing very hard ...
... possible . My brother was the eldest and the steadiest of the three of us children and my staunch ally , despite the three - year difference in our ages . I idolized him growing up and often trailed along after him , try- ing very hard ...
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... partic- ularly given to strong and absolute passions , I was at one point desperately convinced that we had to have a sloth as a pet . My mother , who had been pushed about as far as possible by allowing me to keep dogs , cats 19.
... partic- ularly given to strong and absolute passions , I was at one point desperately convinced that we had to have a sloth as a pet . My mother , who had been pushed about as far as possible by allowing me to keep dogs , cats 19.
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A Memoir of Moods and Madness Kay Redfield Jamison. as possible by allowing me to keep dogs , cats , birds , fish , turtles , lizards , frogs , and mice , was less than wildly enthusiastic . My father convinced me to put together a ...
A Memoir of Moods and Madness Kay Redfield Jamison. as possible by allowing me to keep dogs , cats , birds , fish , turtles , lizards , frogs , and mice , was less than wildly enthusiastic . My father convinced me to put together a ...
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... possible violence , and what it would be like to see someone completely out of control . " You'll end up in St. Elizabeths " was one of our childhood taunts , and , despite the fact I had no obvious reason to believe that I was anything ...
... possible violence , and what it would be like to see someone completely out of control . " You'll end up in St. Elizabeths " was one of our childhood taunts , and , despite the fact I had no obvious reason to believe that I was anything ...
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... possible bending of knees and lowering of the body . It was finely honed , and one of my father's typi- cally ingenious solutions to an intrinsically awkward situation . I resented the bowings , but I loved the elegance of the dress ...
... possible bending of knees and lowering of the body . It was finely honed , and one of my father's typi- cally ingenious solutions to an intrinsically awkward situation . I resented the bowings , but I loved the elegance of the dress ...
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