Bipolar Recommended Books -- Worth Reading

Misterpain · Jun 04, 2019 at 08:49 PM

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I’ve seen some other posts about Manic: A Memoir. I know that there’s those who don’t like the book as they consider Terri (the main character) to be too “perfect”, rich, pretty, etc. However, I personally enjoy this book. It’s not one I expect everyone to relate to. But basically Terri is the woman who does have everything and still suffers from this illness. It doesn’t matter how much money, love, sex, or drugs she can get her hands on, it only makes her disorder worse. And at the same time she’s more ignored and her problems are swept under the rug because everyone assumes that if you live the affluent lifestyle that she does then you must have no problems at all. Highly recommend.

Look at the celebrities who have died of "affluenza" from both diagnosed and undiagnosed MI ,be it drugs ,alcohol , or direct intentional SH .money and status can be barriers to accurate diagnoses and treatment , the numbers dont lie .

Moose72 · Jun 20, 2019 at 05:11 PM

Reading "Haldol and Hyacinths" by Melody Moezzi. Just about 3 chapters in yet but she describes her thoughts well.

Moose72 · Jun 24, 2019 at 09:24 PM

About half way through "Haldol and Hyaciths". Enjoying the read very much. And she's another well-off bp sufferer.

Moose72 · Jun 28, 2019 at 04:23 PM

Finished "Haldol and Hyacinths". Its wonderful! I can relate to a lot of the bits about bipolar. Hyacinths are nice, and their inclusion in this book is touching. Go find acopy! I felt she was telling my story while at the same time telling ALL of our stories.

Blue_Bird · Jun 30, 2019 at 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Moose72

Finished "Haldol and Hyacinths". Its wonderful! I can relate to a lot of the bits about bipolar. Hyacinths are nice, and their inclusion in this book is touching. Go find acopy! I felt she was telling my story while at the same time telling ALL of our stories.

I read this a couple weeks ago, it was really good

Moose72 · Sep 13, 2019 at 07:20 PM

Now starting "Madness" by Marya Hornbacher. Its on Amazon- with a couple excerpts included on the site.

Moose72 · Feb 18, 2020 at 09:50 AM

Just finished "Electro Boy" and "Gorilla and the Bird". Both were excellent.

Feb 18, 2020 at 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Moose72

Finished "Haldol and Hyacinths". Its wonderful! I can relate to a lot of the bits about bipolar. Hyacinths are nice, and their inclusion in this book is touching. Go find acopy! I felt she was telling my story while at the same time telling ALL of our stories.

Thanks for sharing about this book, Moose. I own the book, but only read the first chapter, maybe a year and a half ago. I'll try to pick it up again. I recall being a little bored reading it, but I'm sure I didn't give it a good enough chance. I do like Melody Moezzi a lot. I often read her articles in Bp Magazine, and have watched a couple of her Youtube videos. My husband and I also saw her speak once, in New York City.

Moose72 · Feb 18, 2020 at 10:23 AM

Another favorite: "Madness" by Marya Hornbacher. Excellent!

Jennyanydots · May 31, 2020 at 03:19 PM

Memoirs by Terri Cheney

Moose72 · Jun 01, 2020 at 08:31 PM

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Memoirs by Terri Cheney

Is that the name of a book?

Moose72 · May 30, 2024 at 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Jennyanydots

Memoirs by Terri Cheney

I think it’s called “Manic” by Terri Cheney

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