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![]() I am on the lookout for books that are fiction/bio/autobios about people with BP. Anyone who has any good recommendations? |
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Manic by Terri Cheney was a decent read. I've hear "An unquiet Mind" by Kay Redfield Jamison is suppose to be good too.
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I read the book by Kay Redfield Jamison. Interesting, and interesting to read a psychiatrist w BP writing about her life. The Terry Cheney book I must check out then. Not heard of it.
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I'm currently reading 72 Hour Hold by Bebe Moore Campbell. I really like it so far. It's a novel. I think it's based off of sometimes life though.
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Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison
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Also, of you like Kurt Cobain (Nirvana), some his journals were published. There's a lot of stuff in there I could relate to. He took the words right out of my mouth on a couple entries. There is nothing about treatment or anything though. There is a lot of stuff in there about his life. However, there is a lot in it about his band starting out too.
I think it's just called Journals, and he is the listed author. |
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Skywriting by Jane Pauley and An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison. Also Terri Cheney's Manic.
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A Brilliant Madness by Patty Duke. Excellent book, albeit a little dated.
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Mania is another book but I can't remember the author
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I just finished "Marbles..." by Ellen Forney. It's a graphic novel. She does the comic "I was Seven in Seventy-five"., so she's exactly my age. It focuses on her resistance to her diagnoses, worrying meds would take away her creativity, taking years to find the right cocktail, all while being an artist. I loved it. It totally resonated with me- we even seem to have hung out at the same bars in Seattle.
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Danielle Steele's story about her son is interesting...a mother's perspective. I think its called His Bright Light.
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Most I know are already mentioned. If you want lighter reading there's Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher. I haven't read it but I heard it (the book itself) sort of encapsulated mania. Like many of us Carrie has addiction along with her bipolar.
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"Marbles, mania,Michelangelo and me." by Ellen Forney
She is a writer and artist. Named a Best Graphic Novel of 2012 by Washington Post, Time Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, East Bay Express (SF Bay), BookExpo America, SELF Magazine, & Publishers Weekly |
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Fall to pieces by Mary forseberg. She was the wife of Scott wieland from stone temple pilots. He is bp as well.
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I've read both Postcards From the Edge & Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher-they both resonated with me & she is so funny-also have read Manic by Terri Cheney which was ok.
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Madness by Marya Hornbacher. I love this book!!! Marya is an excellent writer and makes everything so vivid. I highly recommend it.
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