An unquiet mind
by Kay R. Jamison, Kay Redfield Jamison · first published 1995
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From Kay Redfield Jamison - an international authority on manic-depressive illness, and one of the few women who are full professors of medicine at American universities - a remarkable personal testimony: the revelation of her own struggle since adolescence with manic-depression, and how it has shaped her life. Vividly, directly, with candor, wit, and simplicity, she takes us into the fascinating and dangerous territory of this form of madness - a world in which one pole can be the alluring dark land ruled by what Byron called the "melancholy star of the imagination," and the other a desert o
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…aren't a "cure". You manage these diseases and you must be very careful when tweaking that management. I highly recommend that anyone who's involved with - or interested in - a mood disorder read An Unquiet Mind, by Kay Redfield Jamison. It gives you an excellent understanding of the subtleties and trickery this cunning disease exhibits.
on “How I Overcame Bipolar II (and Saved My Own Life)” ↗…are trapped in their minds? I know i am a stranger, but if you need to talk to someone, or just sit silently on the phone, or anything... I am here friend. I leave you with a book recommendation, An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison, and a quote from Hugo Wolf: "To be sure, I appear at times merry and in good heart, talk, too, before others quite reasonably, and it looks as if I felt, too, God knows how well…
on “Have you spoken with your lonely friend today?” ↗…Dr. Kay Jameson -- Documents how creativity and manic-depressive illness are linked, and discusses the prevalence of mood disorders among the most famous artists and writers in Western culture. - An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Dr. Kay Jameson -- The author is a clinical psychologist and wrote this breakthrough memoir revealing her own battles against manic-depressive illness. - Loving Someone…
on “How I Overcame Bipolar II (and Saved My Own Life)” ↗No problem, if you're interested in reading about this I highly recommend the book An Unquiet Mind. It's a true story about a psychologist who finds out later in life she is bipolar. It's interesting and goes in depth into her manic episodes. I strongly recommend it.
on “MentalHealthError: an exception occurred” ↗An interesting article, but certainly not a new theory. Dr. Kay Jamison is one of the foremost authorities on manic-depressive illness - and also suffers from it. She wrote a memoir, An Unquiet Mind (http://www.amazon.com/An-Unquiet-Mind-Memoir-Madness/dp/0679...), and a non-fiction work of research, “Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament” (http://www.amazon.com/Touched-Fire-Manic-Depressive-Artistic...).
on “The Relationship Between Creativity and Mental Illness” ↗Snow Crash by Neil Stephenson 11/10 Enemies Abroad by Luke Bencie ~2/10 An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison ?/10
on “Ask HN: What are you reading?” ↗…Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators, the Pioneers of Psychodelic Sound by ???. Elantris by Brandon Sanderson. Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb. Shadow Chaser by Alexey Pehov. Masters of Doom by ???. An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jameson.
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