Bipolar Disorder

A Journey from Darkness to Acceptance

J L Douglas

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English

eBook Worm Publishing
25 March 2024

Health systems & services; Clinical & internal medicine

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A journey from darkness to acceptance is a raw and compelling memoir chronicling one woman's harrowing personal struggle with mental illness. When a severe psychotic break abruptly derails Elisa's stable life as a wife and mother, she finds herself plunged into an unpredictable world ruled by the terrifying whims of her mind.

This powerful personal account traces Elisa's odyssey through the fragmented mental health system, oscillating from psychiatric holds to outpatient programs and back again as doctors struggle to control her volatile mood cycles. Her newly diagnosed bipolar disorder fuels erratic highs catapulting into profound suicidal lows, compounded by crippling insomnia and paranoia. Each tentative step towards stability is repeatedly shattered by yet another gutting relapse, trapping her in a purgatorial limbo between sanity and madness.

Amidst the punishing impact on her family, Elisa grapples with the lifelong implications of chronic mental illness and grieves the loss of her identity. Raw and lyrical prose captures crushing shame, transforming into defiant acceptance as she slowly acknowledges the permanence of her condition. Yet each breakdown ultimately forges reservoirs of resilience against steep costs accrued through scarring personal ordeals.

While the unpredictable illness persists despite medical interventions, pivotal breakthroughs teach Elisa that wellness transcends the absence of symptoms. Through meticulous self-care and lifting the veil on internal stigma, she embraces living meaningfully with bipolar rather than allowing it to eclipse her humanity. By illuminating the beauty of persevering even in darkness, Elisa's hard-won manifesto offers fellow warriors and caretakers universal reassurance that there is light beyond the struggle.

Unflinching in its honesty yet brimming with hard-earned hope, My Journey with Bipolar Disorder adds a vital dispatch from the front lines of mental illness. Elisa's unrelenting memoir inspires those still battling their demons that the precipice of despair can give way to healing horizons. Her touching message reminds us that even after the most violent storms, the indestructible human spirit can emerge whole, weathered but beautifully unbroken.

By: J L Douglas
Imprint: eBook Worm Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 95g
ISBN: 9798224595211
Pages: 66
Publication Date: 25 March 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active