Madness : a bipolar life / Marya Hornbacher.
When Marya Hornbacher published her first book, Wasted, she did not yet know the reason for her all-but-shattered young life. At age 24, Hornbacher was diagnosed with Type 1 rapid-cycle bipolar, the most severe form of bipolar disease there is. Here, in her trademark wry, self-revealing voice, Hornbacher tells her new story. She takes us inside her own desperate attempts to control violently careening mood swings by self-starvation, substance abuse, numbing sex, and self-mutilation. How Hornbacher fights her way up from a madness that all but destroys her, and what it is like to live in a difficult and sometimes beautiful life and marriage, is at the heart of this brave memoir. Millions of people in America struggle with a variety of disorders that may mask their true diagnosis of bipolar; also, Hornbacher's portrait of her own bipolar as early as age four will change the current debate on whether bipolar exists in children.--From publisher description.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780547237800
- ISBN: 0547237804
- ISBN: 9780618754458
- ISBN: 0618754458
- Physical Description: 299 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2008.
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- With Note:
- MARCIVE 07/06/10
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-298).
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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