The diagnosis is one no one wants. It is a wretched, horrible illness and carries with it a stigma. No one wants that either. However, I have that disease, always have had mental illness, although my bipolar diagnosis was not handed to me until the age of forty. I hate it, loathe it, want to bury it or throw it into the depths of the sea, but I can't. You see, it is part of who I am. It started in childhood and carried on throughout all my adult years. This is my story. It includes the teeter-totter ups and downs as well ...
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The diagnosis is one no one wants. It is a wretched, horrible illness and carries with it a stigma. No one wants that either. However, I have that disease, always have had mental illness, although my bipolar diagnosis was not handed to me until the age of forty. I hate it, loathe it, want to bury it or throw it into the depths of the sea, but I can't. You see, it is part of who I am. It started in childhood and carried on throughout all my adult years. This is my story. It includes the teeter-totter ups and downs as well as the psychotic times and paranoia, hallucinations, and feelings of grandeur. My whole life is illuminated for you to read.
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Seller's Description:
Very good. Signed by author. Inscribed to "Denise" with a short note and signed by the author Sharon Carruthers on the front end paper. Tight binding; interior pages are clean and unmarked. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 342 p. Audience: General/trade.