Suzy Johnston has written a lucid, brave and moving account of her trauma of living with manic depression. It is a relief to read about someone coming to terms with their condition in such a positive way throughout. Suzy's memoir has given me hope. There are tears and terror but like any accomplished writer Suzy takes the reader with her through a roller coaster of emotions.

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Douglas, W. Strawn

I once stood tall, determined and confident in every way. I planned to find a beautiful wife, a happy home and a fulfilling job, accompanied by financial freedom. In the blink of an eye, I got none of it. Instead, I was delivered an insurmountable blow that knocked me awry, destroying my stability, my desire and my ambition. While others climbed the hill to success, I could only watch in awe and amazement as family, friends and colleagues accomplished the very things that, at one time, I hoped I could achieve. An inch from death, I mustered every bit of faith, strength and courage to get back on my feet.

Two Sides to the Story

Nihmey, Chris

"The Grudge is a really accessible way of helping us understand what we live with when we have experienced abuse or other kinds of trauma. With its enchanting illustrations and rhyming story, it takes us through the journey of understanding, challenging and moving on from the legacy of a difficult past. By making visible what we, as survivors, might see as the damaged or damaging part of us, the Grudge helps us to name our pain and difficulties. The Grudge is a great way to approach the path to recovery." The Survivors Collective (Run by survivors of childhood sexual abuse for survivors).  "Beautifully illustrated throughout, The Grudge comes along and it seems it's here to stay. The story reveals its powerful disapproving influence. Then, The Grudge begins to change... This is a potent story poem about recovery from trauma, letting go and moving on. The author captures the essence of a pervading negative force and shows how an alternative journey is possible. In my work with children, young people and adults, I have long been a fan of the healing power of literary writings and this will be a much needed resource to my therapeutic work." Pete Brown, Systemic Family Therapist, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services  "The Grudge is a powerful exploration of how we can feel when we have been hurt or abused. It offers hope for recovery. I am moved every time I read it. Emily Skye, author, and Simon Wharne, illustrator, combine their years of personal and professional experience to create this succinct therapeutic story. It will benefit people who are survivors of childhood abuse or dealing with difficult feelings, and allies who want to help, including friends, family and mental health professionals." Sara Meddings, Consultant Clinical Psychologist.

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Schizoaffective disorder is a condition which shares symptoms with both bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and which affects as many as 1 in 200 people – 0.5% of the population. Surprisingly, there have been few books written about schizoaffective disorder, and even fewer aimed at the general reader. Until now.Schizoaffective Disorder Simplified is your comprehensive and up-to-date guide to schizoaffective disorder, featuring an introduction to the condition, its symptoms, its treatment and various ways that people can learn to manage their illness, as well as a series of helpful worksheets for people with schizoaffective disorder. Aimed at the general reader, whether you have schizoaffective disorder, care for someone with the illness or just have a curious interest in the subject, this book will answer all your questions about schizoaffective disorder, and give you an insight into what it is like to live with mania, depression and psychosis.About the AuthorMartine Daniel was born in York in 1981. From a young age, she knew she wanted to be a writer, and whilst at secondary school she would often be caught scribbling stories in the back of exercise books during lessons. Her dreams of seeing her name in print never dimmed, despite her life being turned upside down by episodes of mania, depression and psychosis during her late teens and early twenties.In 2003 the pressures of a stressful job brought on an episode of psychotic mania, which led to the breakdown that ended her hopes of a career in bookselling, following which Martine was finally forced into contact with local mental health services. With the help of medication and the support of her family, she began to pick up the pieces of her life and started work on her first novel The Fire in Your Eyes (published 2009), juggling work on the novel with her studies with The Open University. Her second novel, Legacy of Lies, the sequel to The Fire in Your Eyes, and her third novel, Wading the Waters of my Mind, were both published in 2010.Martine is a keen supporter of the Time to Change campaign and hopes that her writing can help to put an end to the stigma of mental illness.Book ExtractChapter One: Introducing Schizoaffective DisorderWhat is schizoaffective disorder?Most people will have heard of mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (formerly known as manic depression) but you could be forgiven for never having heard about schizoaffective disorder. Schizoaffective disorder is less common than schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and it is an often misunderstood condition.Schizoaffective disorder is a serious mental illness that can have profoundly disrupting effects on people’s lives. It is closely related to both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and shares symptoms with both the disorders. It was once thought that people with schizoaffective disorder were actually experiencing an unlucky coincidence of the two conditions. Now, however, schizoaffective disorder is recognised as an illness in its own right. Schizoaffective disorder can easily be confused with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia because the symptoms are very similar. Someone with schizoaffective disorder will generally experience the hallucinations and delusions that are commonly associated with schizophrenia at the same time as, or within a few days of, experiencing the mood disturbances of mania or depression that are usually associated with bipolar disorder.Statistically, around one in every two hundred people (0.5% of the population) will develop schizoaffective disorder at some point in their lives. This figure, however, may not be accurate, because many people with schizoaffective disorder are mistakenly diagnosed with either schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

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Daniel, Martine

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In Gathering Roses, introverted and studious Lori Solomon meets nonconformist Grateful Dead follower, Nick Warren, and soon finds herself on a seemingly endless carnival ride with him. Although not always apparent to Lori, it is Nick's precarious health condition that seems to underlie his outlook on life, influencing what he expects to get out of it as well as what he feels he needs to put into it. Lori's quirky, roller coaster relationships with cynical, substance-abusing Rutherford Gimby and borderline, melodramatic Angela Allen season the stew, their faults and vices mirroring Lori's own shortcomings. The main characters in Gathering Roses share in common a neediness/dependency on something outside of themselves that they all lean toward to fill an agonizing emptiness. For Lori and Angela, low self-esteem and a poor self-image attract each to challenging and walled-off souls like Nick and Rutherford. For the men, sex, alcohol, and drugs color their past and present, keeping the barriers surrounding them erected high and impervious to real emotional attachment.Gathering Roses is a story written from the heart. Geared toward a young, female audience, it is a tale that is meant to be not just entertaining, but also thought-provoking.Book Extract Lori's internship at the radio station continued. She was assigned to start working some of her weekend shifts apart from Nick, and instead alongside a young woman named Helga. Like Lori, Helga had limited experience in radio and was training as she worked on the job. The conversations Lori had with her were short and focused only on the tasks at hand, which made for a very different atmosphere than the one Lori had grown accustomed to working alongside Nick. It also made for an atmosphere that she didn't enjoy nearly as much. It was the evening after a long day of battling stream after stream of whiny complaints from Prima Donna talk show hosts, while taking care to press all the right buttons and shift levers in a timely fashion. Lori settled comfortably in her seat and looked over at Helga, ready to reflect on what she thought was a decent day's work, when the control room door opened. A frazzled, bearded black man stood a few feet away from the girls, pinching an inkless pen tightly between his thumb and forefinger. He tossed the pen angrily into a nearby garbage can. ----

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Weisberg, Ellen

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