Are There Good Books About Bipolar Disorder? Posted: 01-14-05 02:41am
I'd love some recommendations for books on
bipolar disorder...Particularly personal
accounts as opposed to dry medical texts.
I've read the unquiet mind which is just
brilliant.
Thanks!
:d
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The_MrS.
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Joined: 18 Jan 2005 Posts: 16 Location: New Mexico
Posted: 01-18-05 02:59am
Can't tell ya the name of it but I know
patty duke wrote a book on her experiences
with this disorder. If you go to http://bipolar.
About.Com/od/actorsandactressess/ you
will find other actors and actresses who
also suffer. You may be able to find
more info on patty's book. I find this
sight soothing when I am having a bad day
because it is actually nice to know that
even the famous ones suffer from it too.
Hope that helps :d
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camillesalem2004
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Thanks For the Recommendations... Posted: 01-18-05 20:17pm
Joined: 07 Aug 2004 Posts: 15 Location: California
Bipolar Book Posted: 01-29-05 20:08pm
I found a book called, "living without
manic depression workbook" by mary ellen
copeland. I thumbed through it and found
that it might be useful to a person who
may have just found out that they are
bipolar or is trying to cope with the
illness.
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loveabip
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Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 6
Posted: 01-31-05 18:17pm
I found a really good book that helps with
people suffering from bipolar and how to
manage relationships its called loving
someone with bipolar disorder and I got it
at a bookstar. It just talks about how to
help stop triggers and how your partner
can help. It is a lot of help hope this
helps
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daadycool
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Posted: 03-31-05 17:50pm
"touched by fire" by kay redfield jamison
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long viewer
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Best Book That I Have Found Posted: 05-19-05 23:33pm
Bipolar disorder (a guide for patients and
families)
- by
francis mark mondimore, m.D.
This book gives detailed experiences as
well as warning signs, living with someone
with the disease information, the boring
medical reasons for the disease, treament
options, and a whole lot more.
It doesn't sound so great by the
description I gave it, but it is a lot
more realistic and interesting than a lot
of the book out there.
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BPjoe23
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Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 111 Location: dfw tx
Posted: 10-11-05 21:00pm
Anything by kay redfield jamison like
unquiet mind or touched with fire
the bipolar disorder survival guide by
david j miklowitz
bipolar disorder demystified by lana
castle
brillent madness by patty duke
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Bippo
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Books Helped My Family Too Posted: 10-12-05 02:43am
Agree redfield jamieson is excellent - she
expresses it all so well.
My family found the books by the johnstons
good too as it give the account of the
carer in one book and the patient in the
other so that really helped my mom -
hearing that another mother felt like she
did.
Also the the girl who had the disorder
described it real well and that gave my
people more of an idea of what I was going
through. Again knowing that she felt
like I do was a real help for me too.
'the naked bird watcher', johnston and 'to
walk on eggshells', johnston - amazon or
www.Thecairn.Com
though you could perhaps order them in
bookshops.
I really liked the fact there is such a
positive message in these two books -
they give a real message of hope.
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poetprose
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Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 22 Location: Ontario
Posted: 10-29-05 13:47pm
daadycool
wrote:
"touched by fire" by kay
redfield jamison
when I read her book it made me cry as I
could not believe how identifiable her
mania was to my own.... She does a good
job at explaining mania in her writing
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DSmith529
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Joined: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 59
Posted: 10-31-05 09:06am
"how you can survive when they're
depressed" by anne sheffield.
Here's a snippet, from pages 165-166.
Much of the behavior that travels under
the name of mania is devastating to those
who live within its path. Spouses,
children, and parents of unmedicated
manic-depressive are constantly placed in
jeapordy: income and savings are
squandered, jobs and careers are lost, and
families are thrown into disarray and
confusion from which they may never
recover.
Hmm, from page 129:
the three phrases that echo through
everyone's story (non bps) were "nothing I
do is right", "nothing I do is enough";
and "everything is always my fault."
page 152.
Any of the foregoing activities have the
added benefit of shifting the focus from
the person with the illness to yourself.
Depressive and manic-depressives alike
tend to be self-centered and selfish.
The former are overly passive (usually),
the latter overly active, but both are
adept at sopping up the limelight.
Unless you get a limelight of your own,
you will about in the shadows, thinking
you do not deserve one, letting their
demands absorb all your energy and time.
Depressives do need your love and support,
even thought they have a peculiar way of
seeking them. <snip> being
forever at the beck and call of their
needs will not lessen their distress, and
it certainly will not promote your own
self-esteem.
Page 161.
The ultimate responsibility for complying
with treatment lies with the person who
has the illness, and failure to accept
that responsibility is an indication that
there may not be a happy ending. Without
medication the illness will persist, so
refusal of medication is, in a very real
sense, a refusal to maximize the chances
of getting well. Noncompliance also
indicates ignorance, shortsightedness, and
selfishness on the part of the primary
sufferer. There are, after all, two of
you (or more--ds), and you inhabit the
same world. If your self-absorbed
depressive or manic refuses to recognize
that their illness affects you too, they
are making a statement: I am the only
person who matters here.
Is it any wonder that we get depressed
too? Relationships require positive
feedback for both parties, if one gives
& gives & gives and never gets any
positive reinforcement the relationship
isn't going to thrive and could very well
dissolve.
Taking care of your mind and body is every
bit as important as their problems.
Maybe more so. There is nothing wrong
with saying, "enough. I cannot take on
any more right now, you have to develop a
wider safety net than just me."
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