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#26
Jun 23, 2005, 12:15 AM
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thanks, kostadina
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#27
Feb 11, 2006, 11:42 PM
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"A Mood Apart" The Thinker's Guide to Emotion and its Disorders, by Peter C. Whybrow, M.D. is an excellent and comprehensive book about mood disorders.
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#28
Feb 22, 2006, 01:36 PM
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Though some of it may be triggerish, Detour My Bipolar Road Trip, by Lizzie Simon deals autobiagraphically with her search for individuals coping successfully with the disease. Her search is precipitated by a crisis she experiences in high school, a crisis which she revisits throughout the book from varying perspectives as she meets new people with whom she connects, or does not.
I devoured it in about 48 hours, then proceeded to share it with a number of friends, some who knew me to be bipolar, some who did not.
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#29
Jun 12, 2006, 05:51 PM
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I have that book & found it very encouraging. It is upfront about the symptoms & issues, but gives hope for a good quality of life with treatment.
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#30
Jun 12, 2006, 06:00 PM
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Oops, didn't give the title of the book I was talking about. It is "New Hope for People with Bipolar Disorder." I got it an a NAMI conference. The "Detours" book was a bit much for me--a lot of drug use (the illegal kind--I'm all for prescribed meds)in there.
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#31
Jul 03, 2006, 11:57 PM
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I read a book called "Detour My life in 4d" by Lizzie Simon. I loved it. Good for young adult
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#32
Jul 26, 2006, 07:48 AM
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Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) by Mary Ellen Copeland gives practical advise on day-to-day living with bp. There is also a class taught on this book through NAMI that was excellent (& free). It was a 2-day workshop where you learned to identify your triggers, symptoms & how to avoid/deal with them. Also, you make up a list of things that keep you healthy that you need to do on a daily basis. You brainstorm with other members of the class about that & get good ideas about something you might want to try to add to improve the quality of your life. It also covered what you want (what kinds of meds, treatments, etc.) if you end up in the hospital & what hospital you don't want to go to so you don't have to repeat any bad experiences you've had. You get that form witnessed & notarized so when you aren't thinking clearly the person you designated to take over for you will have all the info.
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#33
Sep 23, 2006, 07:10 AM
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Theres a new one out, one of those "For dummies" books, I bought it to help my family undersatnd the illness, its called Bipolar for dummies, and is by Candidia Fink, it really is what the title says and helps friends and family understand me.
I think these have already been mentioned but Electroboy & An Unquiet mind are great, however when reading some parts of Electroboy, I kinda missed some things! Another useful one is "Coping with bipolar disorder" by Jones Hayward & Lam Best of luck! |
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#34
Jan 16, 2007, 06:14 PM
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Lizzie Smith also writes a column in bp magazine. You can see some highlighted articles on their web site bphope.com. I think her Detour book may be triggering & it is aimed at a younger generation than I am (52!), but my therapist gave it to me to read.
Also, if you get bp magazine I've had two letters to the editor published. The one in the latest issue is titled "Rebounding from hurtful words." I am from Carmel, IN & have my name withheld due to stigma.--Suzy |
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#35
Jan 16, 2007, 08:36 PM
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Bipolar Child written by Dr.Demetri Papolos, this book is awesome I felt like I was reading my life story. It's a great read!!
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#36
Feb 06, 2007, 08:29 PM
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Bipolar II by Dr. Fieve. Really excellent and insightful. It was interesting to read what he had to say about the beneficial aspects of hypomania as well. It was also nice to find a book that focuses almost exclusively on this disorder since that's the version I have.
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#37
Feb 17, 2007, 11:27 AM
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A book I have come across here in Australia that has helped me and my family understand my Bipolar 2 diagnosis is called "A Lifelong Journey - Staying well with Manic Depression/Bipolar Disorder" by Sarah Russell. (2005) Published by Michelle Anderson Publising Melbourne, wwwmichelleandersonpublising.com
It has great real life stories interspersed throughout the book which I could identify with and which my family could understand and realised they had noticed these things in me before. |
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#38
Feb 21, 2007, 04:10 AM
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Thankyou so much darkeyes for your list of books and positive feedback, ur a gem xxx
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Hi there, Im a married lass living with Bi-Polar disorder and trying to live one day at a time without going insane! I'm Australian and am very grateful to have found this site. |
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#39
Mar 08, 2007, 02:35 AM
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I read "Darkness Visible" by William Styron when I was going through a bad depression years ago. It's just his own account of a severe depression he went through.
On the back of the book it says something about offering the solace of shared experience and that's what it did for me. It's a very short, easy read so I also think it would be beneficial for loved ones of people with depression. It gives a lot of insight into how it feels to be depressed. Styron expresses his feelings so eloquently and in a way that anyone can understand.
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#40
Mar 30, 2007, 10:57 PM
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I read An Unquiet Mind yesterday... awesome book. I'm loaning it to my grandparents... my grandma in particular. She wants to know more. My other grandma who's been gone 14 years understood it far too well... she was bipolar.
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#41
Apr 16, 2007, 04:14 PM
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The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide by David J. Miklowitz
Bipolar Disorder Demystified by Lana R. Castle Will's Choice by Gail Griffith Bipolar Disorders: A Guide to Helping Children and Adolescents by Mitzi Waltz The Everything Health Guide to Adult Bipolar Disorder by Bloch, Ph.D. Listening to Prozac by Peter Kramer Against Depression by Peter Kramer Why People Die By Suicide by Thomas Joiner Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen What Goes Up . . . Surviving the Manic Episode of a Loved One by Judy Eron Midnight Disease by Alice Flaherty |
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#42
Jul 25, 2007, 12:14 PM
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These aren't specifically about Bipolar Disorder, but are about personal struggles and overcoming them...
Blackbird A Childhood Lost and Found by Jennifer Lauck and the sequel: Still Waters by Jennifer Lauck both very good!
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#43
Jan 08, 2008, 11:41 AM
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I recently bought Manic Depressive Illness (the 2007 2nd edition) by Goodwin-Jamison. I haven't made it very far, but it appears to be extremely thorough. It's a huge and heavy hardcover book with 1,000 plus pages, 2 columns of text per page!
I also got Psychotropic Drug Handbook by Paul J Perry, Bruce Alexander, Barry Liskow, and C. Lindsay DeVane. It's a spiral bound book that is very technical in nature, but also very interesting to read. It goes over the different psychotropic drug classes and shows findings from various studies (i.e., how effective a particular drug is for a given indication) that have been done over the years, as well as more detailed information regarding reported side-effects, etc. It goes over meds for depression, mania, schizophrenia, other illnesses, and all sorts of anxiety related disorders. I think it's good to have a solid understanding about the drugs you take and this book can give you that.
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#44
Jan 31, 2008, 12:33 AM
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I read Bipolar Disorder Demystified by Lana R. Castle right after I was diagnosed. It really helped both me, my husband, and a few others who I lent it to.
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#45
Jun 01, 2008, 02:47 AM
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I felt that I needed to reply to this post. I understand that you are one of the moderators and I was quite taken by the reply you sent to this person. It is our own right to believe in a higher power to go to for our problems whether what they are doesn't matter. He/she was letting us know how he coped with bp and some books to read just like the others are letting us know what books they read and that helped them. So quite frankly they were staying on the topic.
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Hello, I am 30 yrs old and I am happily married. I have 3 dogs and 2 cats. I have 3 kiddo's and we live in the country. |
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#46
Jun 01, 2008, 09:10 AM
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Please RE-READ my post, I said nothing about people's rights to believe or disbelieve, if people get comfort from their faith, that's excellent and often conducive to many people's outcome,on the other hand, many also require medication/treatment intervention as well.
It's not always a "one size fits all" situation. I think you may have misunderstood something, I am sorry if you felt offended.
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#47
Sep 17, 2008, 10:26 AM
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One of the best books about living with bp to date!!!!
I read this fabulous, easy-to-read, riveting book in one night, when I was hypomanic and couldn't sleep, and I wanted to be on the computer, but I knew that reading a book was better for me...reading Paul Jones' story was like a breath of fresh air. He truly gets it, on all sorts of levels, and the writing is superb & profound. I just bought it over the weekend at Borders - it was published by Perigree in 2008. "The Up and Down Life" was written by Paul E. Jones, (taken from from the back of the book) a "popular stand-up comedian and motivational speaker who was diagnosed with bipolar disorderin 2003. His mission and passion in life is to educate people who suffer from bipolar and those who treat and love them. He lives with his wife and three children in Cinncinnati, Ohio. Visit his website online. |
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#48
Jan 13, 2009, 07:05 PM
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I, prayerbear, just finished that book yesterday and found it hard to put down! |
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#49
Mar 07, 2009, 12:57 AM
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An Unquiet Mind was really good. How was her new book?
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#50
May 18, 2009, 07:37 PM
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I would recommend reading the new book out called " I just want my Daughter back" , coming to terms with Bipolar 1.. A heartfelt memoir from a mother's perspective about her Daughter's struggle with Bipolar 1. Available on Amazon.com
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