Madness: a bipolar life

by Hornbacher, Marya

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Title Statements

Full title :Madness : a bipolar life / Marya Hornbacher.

Summary

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.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2008.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Houghton Mifflin
Place of Publication:Boston
Language:eng
Publication Date:2008.

The Physical Object

Description:299 pages ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780618754458, 0618754458, 9780547237800, 0547237804
oclc:ocn173243837
LC Classification:RC516
Dewey Decimal:B

Subjects

Autobiographies Autobiography Biographies Biography Bipolaires -- Biographies. -- États-Unis Bipolar disorder collective biographies Erlebnisbericht Hornbacher, Marya Manic-depressive persons -- Biography. … Manisch-depressive Krankheit Mental health People with bipolar disorder People with bipolar disorder -- Biograp… Personal Narrative Personal narratives Récits personnels Troubles bipolaires troubles bipolaires -- document. -- vécu United States