Haldol and Hyacinths

A Bipolar Life

Melody Moezzi (Melody Moezzi)

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Avery Publishing Group Inc.,U.S.
27 August 2014

Popular medicine & health

Iranian-American activist Melody Moezzi speaks out on behalf of the mentally ill with a bracingly funny and poignant tale of her own suicide attempt, bipolar disorder diagnosis, and reclamation of her life.

With candor and humor, a manic-depressive Iranian-American Muslim woman chronicles her experiences with both clinical and cultural bipolarity.

Born to Persian parents at the height of the Islamic Revolution and raised amid a vibrant, loving, and gossipy Iranian diaspora in the American heartland, Melody Moezzi was bound for a bipolar life. At 18, she began battling a severe physical illness, and her community stepped up, filling her hospital rooms with roses, lilies and hyacinths.

But when she attempted suicide and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, there were no flowers. Despite several stays in psychiatric hospitals, bombarded with tranquilizers, mood-stabilizers, and anti-psychotics, she was encouraged to keep her illness a secret-by both her family and an increasingly callous and indifferent medical establishment. Refusing to be ashamed or silenced, Moezzi became an outspoken advocate, determined to fight the stigma surrounding mental illness and reclaim her life along the way.

Both an irreverent memoir and a rousing call to action, Haldol and Hyacinths is the moving story of a woman who refused to become a victim. Moezzi reports from the frontlines of an invisible world, as seen through a unique and fascinating cultural lens. A powerful, funny, and moving narrative, Haldol and Hyacinths is a tribute to the healing power of hope and humor.

By: Melody Moezzi (Melody Moezzi)
Imprint: Avery Publishing Group Inc.,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 23mm
ISBN: 9781583335505
ISBN 10: 1583335501
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 27 August 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Melody Moezzi is an Iranian-American Muslim activist, attorney, writer, and award-winning author. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Reviews for Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life

An excellent read, no matter what your level of familiarity (or lack thereof) with mental illness. --Bitch Magazine Blistering, brash and irreverant... [Moezzi's] courageous postcard from the edge can't come too soon. --Gina Webb, The Atlanta Journal Constitution [W]hipsmart but whimsical...Moezzi's fierce honesty and comic self deprecation bind together winningly. --Kate Tuttle, The Boston Globe [A] defiantly frank memoir. --Parade Magazine A captivating autobiographical account of [Moezzi's] struggle with bipolar disorder. --Brian Mossop, Scientific American MIND At times moving, unsettling, and funny, Moezzi's brash, barely filtered memoir is a fascinating glimpse into a tumultuous mind. --Teresa Weaver, Atlanta Magazine Moezzi is brutally honest...[and] bitingly funny in her narrative. --Cliff Bellamy, The Herald-Sun Iranian-American story with a feminist bipolar twist. --Tyler Cowen, New York Times Magazine One-Sentence Book Review [A] must-read autobiography... informative and uplifting. --Atiya Hasan, Brown Girl Magazine A big brain and a big heart inform this courageous and often hilarious memoir. --Lee Smith, author of The Last Girls Intelligent, accurate, entertaining, culturally relevant, and a little sassy... --New York Journal of Books Captivating . . . a powerful narrative. --Scientific American