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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.

At the age of 30, Jake found himself hospitalized, grappling with the weight of anxiety, depression, and paranoia. Soon, he received the life-altering diagnosis of schizophrenia. In this intimate and illuminating book, you are invited into Jake's world, a world he shares with his mother, Laurette, through alternating chapters.

Zehn Jahre Albtraum. Zehn Jahre voller Ängste. Eine Krankheit, bei der das ganze Leben aus den Fugen gerät. Die Diagnose Schizophrenie verbreitet gemeinhin Schrecken, und das nicht ohne Grund. Jens Jüttner berichtet aus eigener langer Erfahrung über seine paranoide Schizophrenie. Offen erzählt er über seinen langen Weg mit vielen Tiefen, und wie er es am Ende geschafft hat, aus der Krankheit herauszufinden. Das Hörbuch klärt auf, wirbt um Verständnis und will anderen Betroffenen und deren Umfeld eine Hilfestellung sein und Mut machen - informativ, emotional, spannend, authentisch geschrieben.

“Exquisite. Full of wry humor, tenderness, and compassion.” —Jeannette Walls, New York Times bestselling author A hilarious and heartbreaking memoir about a mother and son’s outlandish odyssey of self-discovery, and the rag-tag community that rallied to help them when they needed it most...

Being diagnosed with bipolar disorder was like losing my flight plan. It was as if my destination and alternate airports had disappeared. My engines were on fire during the height of my first full-blown manic episode and I was certain that a crash was imminent. An emergency was declared. To my surprise I learned that I had on board with me the love and support of family and friends. In the end I landed safe and sound, just not where I had intended. I was never able to make a career out of flying. Having worked four commercial pilot jobs as a flight instructor and charter pilot, I now know that those years were the beginning of unrecognized signs and symptoms of bipolar disorder. I was too restless to stay at one job long enough to be truly prepared for the next.

The Insanity Machine is an introspective look at life with paranoid schizophrenia. This book takes a clinical and observational look at the challenges presented by the condition. Kenna discusses the definition of paranoid schizophrenia, treatments, living with the disorder, and many other topics surrounding schizophrenia.

Many biographies of people with schizophrenia seem to dwell primarily on the feeling of hopelessness, and they keep expectations for the sufferer's future low. With this autobiography, Mr. Jiang attempts to turn the tables on this litany of sorrow. He shows himself as a result of the miracles that modern medicine can produce. He went from being a basket case to a respected, technologically-savvy medical librarian working at a world-renowned research institution.

The debut of an important new literary voice: Marin Sardy's extraordinarily affecting, fiercely intelligent memoir unflinchingly traces the path of the schizophrenia that runs in her family. Against the starkly beautiful backdrop of Anchorage, Alaska, where the author grew up, Marin Sardy weaves...

Psychopathie, een intrigerend en vaak verkeerd begrepen fenomeen dat de menselijke geest al eeuwenlang fascineert. Het wekt nieuwsgierigheid en angst op, roept vragen op over de aard van goed en kwaad, en dwingt ons om diep na te denken over de complexiteit van menselijk gedrag.

Persoonlijkheidsstoornissen beïnvloeden niet alleen de persoon die eraan lijdt, maar ook de mensen om hen heen. Ze hebben de kracht om relaties te beïnvloeden, carrières te vormen of te breken, en het algehele welzijn van een persoon te bepalen. Het begrijpen van deze stoornissen is niet alleen een wetenschappelijke noodzaak, maar ook een sociale verantwoordelijkheid.

Dit boek is gewijd aan het verkennen van het complexe landschap van schizofrenie, een psychische aandoening die vaak omgeven is door misvattingen en stigma's. Onze reis begint met een diepgaand begrip van wat schizofrenie precies is, en geleidt je door de symptomen, de behandelingen en het belang van vroegtijdige herkenning. Schizofrenie heeft door de jaren heen vragen opgeroepen, zowel bij het grote publiek als binnen de medische gemeenschap.

Malda foi diagnosticada com esquizofrenia e logo foi tida como inapta à convivência social. O ostracismo se sustentou sobre o seu diagnóstico, compreendido como incapacitante. Em uma de suas várias internações, passou a ser atendida por Dante Portofino, um psiquiatra de práticas pouco ortodoxas. Recém-chegado ao Instituto Weingarten, Dante percebe que os pesquisadores dali buscam angariar reconhecimento por meio da escavação da psique humana ao invés de remediar as condições dos internos.

You might think this book is about pain. It is not. It is about the journey of two women who loved Clayton unconditionally. It is a tale of overcoming devastating loss, turning hopelessness into hope, sadness into joy and trauma into healing. It spotlights the magnification of love and a shifting of lives in surprising and unpredictable directions.

Narré en première personne, « Journal d’une crise psychotique », de Douglas Gonçalves, est l’histoire d’un cadre faisant face à une crise psychotique qui le transforme en spectateur de son propre sort, changeant sa vie pour toujours.

Even though understanding the human mind can feel like a jigsaw puzzle, you’ll be given all the proven research and strategies that will easily answer your most tantalizing questions about psychopaths. Uncover the truth behind why these people behave the way they do—dive deep into the mind of a psychopath.

In this personal memoir, my recovery from schizophrenia is told in great detail. Beginning with nightmarish descriptions of ghosts haunting my thoughts to the fear God was dying, my journey to recovery was long and hard-fought. Eventually, as my condition and my faith in God improved, the madness that once occupied my mind began to fade.

In this mind-twisting tale based on real events, Fendi Jane Hathaway, an individual with schizoaffective disorder, writes down her feelings and what she experiences with mental illness inside a deep, dark diary. Throughout the story, you'll find that schizophrenia isn't what meets the eye. In fact, schizophrenia isn't what people make it at all.

Cuando se trata del Trastorno Límite de la Personalidad, muchas personas se quedan en la oscuridad. Todavía tienen dudas sobre qué es, qué hace que sea tan atractivo iniciar una relación con un persona como eso, o cómo se diferencia en hombres y mujeres.

La esquizofrenia es más común de lo que piensas. Y hay muchos falsos mitos al respecto. Algunas personas es similar al trastorno de personalidad múltiple, pero esta noción está lejos de la verdad. Otros dicen que solo está relacionado con voces o adicciones. Pero hay más que eso.

This memoir focuses on the everyday struggles a human being encounters while constantly hearing voices telling him or her what they should and shouldn’t be doing. Matt, the main character in this book—and the author, Matthew Littlechild—must battle each and every day to survive. Chronic alcoholism and drug-taking—either of which would cause someone without this man's mental health issues to struggle to survive—severely hamper his chances at a normal life. But he is fortunate in that he meets Samantha. She is his savior, Samantha, and he hangs on to her for dear life!