Mental Illness

DIAMOND is the story of how early childhood trauma created in Ronald Hummons the resilience he needed to adapt to his dangerous environment. Being a product of rape, survived two abortion attempts, and beatings that left a 5 year old Ronald bloody and bruised gave him an enhanced capacity to learn survival methods that would prove effective in his journey to greatness., DIAMOND was created out of the trauma. Ronald's need for love and acceptance led him to create an identity that represented everything he desired to be. This identity gave him a sense of value that would replace his ...

Are you suffering from the condition known as schizophrenia or do you know someone who is? This book is a well written guide on learning how to cope with the condition so that you can get help if you need it. I am not a doctor but I have been studying schizophrenia for 10 years and have found that this information can be helpful for anyone struggling with mental illness, and it can improve their quality of life on their own path to recovery.

Leading medical innovator Kenneth Bock, MD, has helped change the lives of more than 1,000 children, and in this important book he offers help to children everywhere. This is the book that finally puts hope within reach. Doctors have generally overlooked the connections among the 4-A disorders, despite their concurrent rise and the presence of many medical clues.

A new epidemic is sweeping the country. Some people call it ADHD, scatter brain, or brain fog. Some simply say they just don't feel like themselves - and haven't for a long time. People are thinking and feeling worse than ever. Why? Because our brains are not getting the support they need to produce the essential brain chemicals that keep us energized, calm, focused, and inspired.

If you're among the millions of adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you need the latest facts about the disorder and its treatment. You need practical strategies to help develop your strengths and achieve your goals, whether on the job, in family relationships, or in personal pursuits. From renowned ADHD researcher/clinician Russell A. Barkley, this is the book for you. Dr. Barkley takes you through the process of seeking professional help, addresses frequently asked questions about medications and other treatments, and offers a wealth of advice and tips.

The Bipolar Survival Guide Navigating Life, Love, and Mental Health with Resilience, Optimism, and Truth The Bipolar Survival Guide is a candid, compassionate, and deeply insightful guide for those living with bipolar disorder—and the people who love them. Drawing on real-life experience, psychological research, and practical tools, this book empowers readers to reclaim their narrative, reshape their mindset, and build a thriving, fulfilling life despite the diagnosis. This isn’t just a clinical overview or a one-size-fits-all wellness manual. It’s a real-world, stigma-busting, myth-...

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Synthesizing the work of thinkers including Freud, Diderot, Nietzsche, and Einstein, delineating the enticing strategies of characters throughout history, The Art of Seduction is a comprehensive guide to getting what we want - any way we can. Controversial but never dull, timeless and up-to-date, it's destined to be Greene's next best seller.

Mind is the root problem of all the problems. Millions around the world are suffering from overthinking, negative thinking, compulsive thinking, and depressive thinking. For these people, their mind is a curse, as it is constantly playing havoc on their health and happiness. This book is divided into 2 parts. The first part introduces the reader to 20 characteristics of the mind and the second describes 20 activities that will help the reader to break the continuous chatter of the mind giving them relief and freedom from the incessant rant of the voice in the head. Do you suffer from a ...

"Unique and beautifully done...an enriching experience from beginning to end - deep, emotional, and moving." -Sacha T. Y. Fortuné, Discovery Book Review "[Nercessian] is so skilled at creating characters vulnerable and real that we can feel their pain and deeply-set regret...a truly satisfying journey" - Madeline Barbush, Independent Book Review From the author of The Dowry, My Name Was Susan O'Malley follows four college friends in their 60s as they navigate the collateral damage of complicated and tragic relationships — Forty years after Susan’s death, her brother arrives with fresh ...

Brenden James O’Malley has the perfect life. At ten years old he ran away from his home in Ireland, in search of a better life, and went on to become the world-famous rock star BJ Sparks. He has the money, the looks, the fame, and women throwing themselves at his feet. What more could a man want? But behind closed doors, Brenden is broken, missing the one thing that would make his life truly perfect. Allexxiss was the one…the one who got away. When she unexpectedly reappears in his life after nearly twenty years apart, Brenden crumbles and sets off down a destructive path. There will be...

In 2013 a reporter for the London Financial Times, wrote a story about Mark Landis after he got wind that someone from the Oklahoma Museum of Art believed that someone was donating forged paintings to museums all across the U.S. The donor did not use his real name and sometimes dressed as a Jesuit Priest, other times as landed gentry from the South. The reporter tracked him down in Laurel, Mississippi, a small town that is probably best known as the home of the popular home-renovation TV show, “Home Town.” As it turned out, Mark Landis, is an unassuming, 68-year-old genius with an IQ of...

I am writing these little notes to help me cope and to continue to hope that God will cast the doubts away. If you are in the same phase I am in, may God strengthen us as we navigate through the doubts and wait on Him because we do not wait in vain.

Allen is always stuck in a tug of war between Ying and Yang - a married couple who can't seem to agree on anything, especially when it's time to decide who should live, and who has to die. Things take a turn for the worse when Allen loses the love of his life then learns that he has an incurable disease. As he struggles to stop himself from doing the unthinkable, Allen comes up with the ultimate plan to make all of his troubles go away. But when it's time to put the wheels to his plan in motion, who will win - his good conscience or his bad conscience? ** MEANWHILE ** Olivia and Omar were ...

How bi-polar disorder looks in the form of poetry. A hilarious account of living with a mental illness while parenting, and trying to maintain, mania, depression, all the highs and lows to match. If you suffer or have ever suffered with a mental illness this book will resonate, and in a very playful way.

We are in the midst of a global mental health crisis, and mental illnesses are on the rise. But what causes mental illness? And why are mental health problems so hard to treat? Drawing on decades of research, Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Chris Palmer outlines a revolutionary new understanding that for the first time unites our existing knowledge about mental illness within a single framework: mental disorders are metabolic disorders of the brain. Brain Energy will transform the field of mental health, and the lives of countless people around the world.

Navigating Narcissism is an indispensable guide that takes readers on a deep dive into the intricate world of narcissistic personalities. In this transformative book, the author offers a comprehensive exploration of narcissism, from its core traits to its devastating impact on relationships, workplaces, and society as a whole. Through a thoughtfully structured and accessible approach, readers are equipped with invaluable insights, strategies, and tools to navigate the complexities of narcissistic individuals and the challenges they pose. In Navigating Narcissism: Understanding and Coping ...

A little girl and her mother haunted by mental illness become entangled in the paranoia of the early 1990s Satanic Panic.

Letters to Carol were written to make it easier for me to face my abusers and to move on with my life. Glenda Bixler is indeed right. This book is a non-fiction memoir, a true-life story of one woman's harrowing abuse. In elementary school, during the late 1960s, classmates called me "The Blob." My mother made fun of me. She imitated my looks for my siblings while she disassociated me from my real name. With the early loss of my beloved grandmother, I had no protection from my brother's abuse, which hurt me primarily on multiple levels. One day, inside my bedroom closet, I developed ...

Filled with simple, everyday actions we can take to avoid disease, promote vitality, and prevent dementia and late onset Alzheimer's, The Aging Brain is an easy-to-use guide to maintaining brain and body health throughout our lives. Based on solid, up-to-date scientific research, the interventions explained in this book not only prevent progression toward dementia even in those who have already shown mild cognitive impairment, they also reduce disability and depression and keep people living independently longer than those who do not practice these methods.