An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

Ich konnte das Buch nicht mehr aus der Hand legen, obwohl es in englischer Sprache geschrieben ist. Die Autorin verwendet viele Adjektive, um alle Umstände treffend zu beschreiben und obwohl ich nicht jedes einzelne Wort versehen konnte, habe ich den Sinn verstanden. Es ist also gut zu lesen für jemanden, der einige Jahre Englisch in der Schule hatte. Inhaltlich beschreibt es die Ungeschützheit dieser Erkrankung. Man hat keine Wahl und stürzt in immer neue Höhen und Tiefen. Sehr ehrlich und mutig. Sehr zu empfehlen!

stunning peice of work

Good read

I cannot recall how I came to find out about this book, but it was one of the best I have read on mental health because it admits and advocates for something that is often shunned, and that is well prescribed medication for a legitimate mental illness. What it did for me was come to grips with having to make a choice between side effects or the better quality of life from certain medications. I have fibromyalgia and if I don't take Wellbutrin my mind totally fogs up on me, but I get jittery from the medicine. So I stopped taking it at times and then I realized that maybe I was not taking a high enough of a dose. So now the jitters are gone, for the most part and the brain is clear--well, it never clears, but it is not like trying to see through the fog. For sure the quality of my life has improved. I have given away two copies of this book to others. In their case they are manic-depressive (bipolar) and it has made a world of difference in how they approach their illness. This is a great book, and simply how she overcame her adversity--which at first was outside of her--is amazing. I think it is must reading for anyone who is exposed to or interfaces with others who are mentally ill. The author did us a great thing by revealing her story. The ironical thing, and what really woke me up was when she described the side effects she was experiencing from lithium--which for me is almost how life is for me without taking meds. A great help and a great blessing--could not put it down until I finished it.

Muchas gracias por su gentileza. La foto es de cómo quedó el otro ejemplar. Lo envio de todas maneras? Algunas paginas tienen orina de los perros