Beyond the Tears and Laughter: Insights from a Manic DepressiveKingfisher Books, 2003 - 208 Seiten This emotionally painful, yet thoughtful and absorbing book reveals, in the first person, the way manic depression works on the mind, how it can alter one's life path, what the illness may cost the manic depressive, and what, in the author's opinion, is required to take back (most of ) one's life. The author holds nothing back. This was written for readers who need to understand, and who are willing to plunge freefall into world of delusion and madness. An end section describes the disease, diagnosis and treatment problems, and the relationship between manic depression and creativity. |
Inhalt
On Being Manic Depressive a poem | 8 |
My Discovery 3138 | 31 |
On Being Depressed 7782 | 77 |
On Being Hypomanic 109115 | 109 |
On Being Suicidal 133140 | 133 |
On Being Angry versus S A D 148152 | 148 |
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and 169171 | 169 |
Diagnosis 186188 | 186 |
Manic Depression and Creativity 200204 | 200 |
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Beyond the Tears and Laughter: Insights from a Manic Depressive David M. Delo,Kingfisher Books Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2003 |
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