Reaction to An Unquiet Mind
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Bipolar disorder can be a rather frightening emotional roller-coaster ride. Kay Redfield Jamison describes this ride in detail in her book An Unquiet Mind. From the soaring highs of mania to the unimaginably low depths of depression, we are given a window into the roller coaster that is bipolar disorder. It is an interesting disorder, one filled with rather vivid, sometimes disturbing, images.
Reading about bipolar disorder in a textbook and reading a first-hand account, like Dr. Jamison's, are two very different things. When reading about the causes, symptoms, and treatments, it's easy to forget the devastating effects it has on the lives of those who suffer from it. Textbooks tend to give cold and impersonal interpretations of disorders. This book is anything but cold and impersonal. Almost right away, I felt compelled to care about Dr...