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The Close sisters are descended from very prominent and wealthy ancestors. When the Close sisters were very young, their parents joined a cult called the MRA, or Moral Rearmament. The family was suddenly uprooted to a cult school in Switzerland and, ultimately, to the Belgian Congo where their father became a surgeon in the war-ravaged republic, and ultimately the personal physician to President Mobutu.

It began in Los Angeles in 1993, when Jaime Lowe was just 16. She stopped sleeping and eating and began to hallucinate - demonically cackling Muppets, faces lurking in windows, Michael Jackson delivering messages from the Neverland Underground. Lowe wrote manifestos and math equations in her diary and drew infographics on her bedroom wall. Eventually hospitalized and diagnosed as bipolar, she was prescribed a medication that came in the form of three pink pills - lithium.

A funny, frank and uplifting memoir of what it's like to live with bipolar disorder from model and mental health activist, Rosie Viva and how we can all learn to make peace with our minds. Completely Normal and Totally Fine shines light on living with a complex mental health condition that's often misunderstood and underdiagnosed, inspiring us to shed the stigma around mental health and open up about our messy minds too.

From Wendy K. Williamson and Honora Rose, the "Two Bipolar Chicks," comes this survival guide written for the novice, the pros, and everyone in between. Wendy and Honora cracked their wellness vaults of three decades' worth of tips to tell you what has, and has not, worked. Two Bipolar Chicks Guide to Survival: Tips for Living with Bipolar Disorder is the resource guide they wish they had when diagnosed, dubbed by professionals and readers as the "manual to bipolar life."

You will say, "OMG That's Me!" Meet six people who transformed their struggles with bipolar disorder, depression, PTSD, and more... through their strength, perseverance and by finding humor in their challenges. This poignant, funny and refreshing book let's us know we are not alone by sharing challenges, and heartbreak along with the ridiculous moments of life with mental illness.

A mid-century doctor's raw, unvarnished account of his own descent into madness, and his daughter's attempt to piece his life back together and make sense of her own. Texas-born and Harvard-educated, Dr. Perry Baird was a rising medical star in the late 1920s and 1930s. Early in his career, ahead of his time, he grew fascinated with identifying the biochemical root of manic depression, just as he began to suffer from it himself.

More than 30 years ago, Dr. Ronald R. Fieve gained national recognition for his pioneering treatment of what was then known as "manic-depression". Since then, he has focused on patients with mild bipolarity, also known as Bipolar II. With the right treatment, these patients can turn their illness into an asset. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Fieve presents a highly successful program that allows Bipolar II patients to harness the creativity and energy of their hypomanic "highs" while minimizing the potentially devastating "lows" of depression.

There are a lot of personality disorders, so many, sometimes, that we lose track. Personally, I know someone with schizophrenia, several people who have narcissist traits, autism, and ADHD that run in my own family, and even a few people diagnosed with borderline disorder. Disorders are a part of society, whether you like it or not. We may feel, at times, that those disorders cause people to act "strange" or "rude" or "manipulative". And this may be true, but if we understand the disorders, we can more easily guess where it came from and handle them more appropriately, too.

Being a spouse to borderline personality disorder is one wild ride, but you want to stay true to your vows and support your partner. Finally, there is a down and dirty “street guide” to BPD written in nonclinical, compassionate language by the spouse of a “borderline” for the spouses of borderlines. You can learn to identify BPD and narcissistic traits in your spouse, even if she/he refuses to be diagnosed. You can learn to understand your spouse’s logic-defying actions.

Unlike depression and other serious illnesses, bipolar disorder affects millions of people around the world. Whether you, a friend or family member, are diagnosed with Bipolar, or if you think that someone you know might have Bipolar, this audiobook is a great first call point for advice and support. The audiobook includes validated tips and methods on how to identify signs of bipolar disorder, a number of solutions to treat symptoms from diet to licensed clinicians and support group assistance, and how to recognize and predict the signs of an oncoming bipolar episode.

Told with shocking honesty and in unbelievable detail, Bipolar: A Gift of Thorns is a profoundly insightful memoir that shines a light on one woman’s courageous journey and the stigma of bipolar disorder.

With a detailed analysis covering everything from etiology and pathophysiology to innovative therapeutic strategies, the work emphasizes the importance of differential diagnosis and presents an accurate classification of subtypes according to DSM-5 and ICD-11 criteria. The discussion extends to neurobiological and psychological foundations, exploring the interplay of genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors in the development of the disorder.

Discover how to finally overcome your symptoms of bipolar I and II for good, so that you can have stable moods for life and can achieve anything you have ever dreamed of! This is not another book about bipolar disorder that simply tells you what bipolar is, reinforces that you are suffering from manic depression, and defines the types. This is also not a book that tells you why it happens without actually telling you what you can do about it. This is a solutions book.

You may not know this but Bipolar Type 2 is one of the most common mental disorders, which people suffer from these days. Due to symptoms being less severe, many refer to it as "soft bipolar". Yet, even though the symptoms associated with type 2 are less intense, it can still have a detrimental effect on the quality of life for the sufferer.

You are about to discover proven steps and strategies to properly support and care for a loved one with bipolar disorder. More often than not, people who have a loved one diagnosed with bipolar disorder wonder what to expect and how they should show their love and support. It can be very difficult for those who are diagnosed with bipolar disorder to accept their condition. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with this condition, the most important step towards discarding uncertainty is education.

Do you have problems with depression? Did you know that developing good habits is crucial for battling depression? DBT will teach you how to recognize your positive attributes and strengths, develop and use them to build good habits. Do you have trouble coping with panic attacks? DBT will show you coping exercises on how to prevent panic attacks in the first place. You will build mental barriers that will help you protect yourself from panic triggers.

Many people who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder also have spiritual or metaphysical experiences. It is frightening when you don’t know what you are experiencing. Countless people, including children, are misdiagnosed with a mental illness when, in reality, they are experiencing psychic phenomena. This book can help you learn the difference between the spiritual world and the world of bipolar.

This book is the map for how to live with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety, but it is not written by a professional. It is written by someone who deals with it everyday, with insight, struggles, and stories from fighting with most of it everyday. I open up and tell you what it's like for me and what helps.

Battling bipolar disorder is truly a war. Well-documented research shows that approximately 20 % of people with bipolar disorder commit suicide! This is unbelievably tragic—I was almost one of these statistics. What can we do to overcome this mental illness and live long, happy, and satisfying lives? The answer is to make a battle plan by following the directions in this book.

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