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An Unquiet Mind

A Memoir of Moods and Madness

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An Unquiet Mind

By: Kay Redfield Jamison
Narrated by: Kay Redfield Jamison
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About this listen

 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A deeply powerful memoir about bipolar illness that has both transformed and saved lives—with a new preface by the author.

Dr. Jamison is one of the foremost authorities on manic-depressive (bipolar) illness; she has also experienced it firsthand. For even while she was pursuing her career in academic medicine, Jamison found herself succumbing to the same exhilarating highs and catastrophic depressions that afflicted many of her patients, as her disorder launched her into ruinous spending sprees, episodes of violence, and an attempted suicide.

Here Jamison examines bipolar illness from the dual perspectives of the healer and the healed, revealing both its terrors and the cruel allure that at times prompted her to resist taking medication.©1995 Kay Redfield Jamison; (P)2010 Random House
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Kay redfield beautifully narrates her experience of life with bipolar affective disorder. She details the effects of this condition on her personal and professional life with eloquent and captivating descriptions.

Moving, engaging and honest

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A very easy listen to what life can be like with a Mental Illness from both the client and doctor perspective.

Easy listen.

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Such a good insight into bipolar. I have bipolar and felt I could relate to a lot of this. Has tears at the end. So well written.

Amazing

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If you read only one book about bipolar disorder, let it be this one.

Essential

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Perfectly captivates the beauty of suffering and the endless pain of feeling more than a human can ever handle on its own.
No matter what year it was written it still captures every single aspect of this mental illness and its struggles and what a true battle it is for all of us.
I'm eternally greatful for her ability to put it into words, into sentences that make sense about the madness that I was condemned to live in.
Made me feel less alone for that moment.

Thank You, Kay R. J.

Extraordinary beyond any time

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