LaChance Publishing - Voices of Bipolar Disorder: The Healing Companion: Stories of Courage, Comfort and Strength

"This latest addition to the Healing Project’s worthy “Voices of” series collects the stories of 34 individuals with bipolar disease and their loved ones. Divided into five categories—“How It Feels,” “Diagnosis,” “Bipolar Is in Our Blood,” “The Caregivers,” and “I’ve Learned To Manage It”—the essays vary in length. Some have happy endings, as in the case of a married couple who stayed together with a sense of humor; others do not. All are real and will strike a chord with the intended audience, who continue to suffer under the weight of a heavy stigma. VERDICT: An essential purchase for those suffering from the illness, as well as for family, friends,

Once known as manic depression, bipolar disorder is a potentially devastating mental illness with no current cure that affects six million people in the United States. Marked by extreme mood swings from peaks of uncontrollable mania to dark valleys of depression and despair, the illness controls the lives of those who suffer from it, their families and their friends. Voices of Bipolar Disorder takes the reader inside this challenging disorder through dozens of true stories by those whose lives have been touched by this illness. Sometimes shocking, often inspiring, and always revealing, Voices of Bipolar Disorder get to the heart of this debilitating disease. Featuring a comprehensive resources section for those seeking help, a lucid overview of the disease by Dr. Marina Benaur of the Columbia University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, and a revealing roundtable discussion with the creators and cast of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Next to Normal, a play that reveals the disorder to the public for the first time, Voices of Bipolar Disorder puts a human face on a disease cloaked in misunderstanding and mystery for centuries.

The Healing Project is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2005 and dedicated to creating a community of support for those challenged with chronic and life-threatening illnesses.

Voices of Bipolar Disorder: The Healing Companion: Stories of Courage, Comfort and Strength

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