My first book review: An Unquiet Mind

once again, i have been trying to start a new post and have been having trouble getting it done. mmmm, the glories of being Bipolar lol. and on being mentally disabled (i hate calling it an illness, because that implies that it can be cured), i stumbled on a book at B&N and decided on one of my impulse whims to pick it up. its by Kay Redfield Jamison called An Unquiet Mind. its beautiful, absolutely lovely. Dr. Jamison is a Psychologist and also lives with being bipolar herself. in her memoir, she talks about her childhood, becoming bipolar, the struggles of taking medication (namely lithium), and an attempt at suicide. as i read her book, i felt dramatic similarities to my own life. her book gives me hope that i can have a career and function as human being, that i don't to hide who i am. i am bipolar, that is who and what i am. i immediately gave the book to Damien to read, and he did. he had an idea of what i go through, but still sometimes found it hard to truly understand what goes through my mind everyday. after reading the book, we made a pact, i wouldn't stop taking my medications anymore and he wouldn't let me stop. we all need cheerleaders, someone to hold our hand through the rough patches, encourage through the good times and let us know that in the darkness we are not alone. i encourage anyone who is bipolar or knows someone who is bipolar to read this book. An Unquiet Mind won't change the world (my blog won't change the world) but it can give more people an understanding of what it is like to live day to day for those of us affected by this often debilitating condition. below i have listed 2 links to the book:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unquiet-mind-kay-redfield-jamison/1100618536?ean=9780679763307

http://www.amazon.com/An-Unquiet-Mind-Memoir-Madness/dp/0679763309/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338083690&sr=8-1

happy reading :)