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​I sincerely thank every author who as gifted me their resources to review and share my opinions with others.   I have learned something, even if it was just one thing, from each and every resource that I have.   I hope my reviews have encouraged you, my followers, to purchase a few of these resources as I can guarantee they will help you in some aspect.

"High Tide Low Tide: The Caring Friend's Guide to Bipolar Disorder", by Martin Baker and Fran Houston

20/3/2019

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  "Have you lost friends due to your mental illness?  I know I have few friends left myself.  This wonderfully touching book is about friendship.  A friendship spanning an ocean.  Both people living in different countries but yet have such an incredible bond. 

   Fran has Bipolar Disorder, Fibromyalgia, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Martin is always there for her.  Either by  way of Skype, text message or by phone.  They even met once in person!

   What I really respected  about this friendship is that Martin treats Fran like a friend first.  When Fran is symptomatic, Martin, who is part of her support team, steps in with gentle reminders or words of encouragement so Fran doesn't totally rely on his which allows her to gain independence.

   I thoroughly enjoyed "High Tide Low Tide:  A Caring Friend's Guide to Bipolar Disorder"  because of the many comical conversations between Fran and Martin; just like two "normal" friends would have and so it should be!

   
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"Moving to Oregon:  A Bipolar Journey", by James Townsend

19/3/2019

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   A wonderfully written novella describing the benefits of healing at a mental wellness farm.

   James Townsend, the author of "Moving to Oregon:  A Bipolar Journey", begins his story when he was a melancholy child.  Growing up he manages his mood and maintains a select group of friends and good grades.

   The crash in James' life occurs when he receives a very disappointing call from the university.  This call put him in a tailspin of deep depression and mania.

   After a couple of hospital stays, James is released and heads to Oregon to heal at a working farm.  The daily routine and healthy lifestyle, in addition to the group therapy and individual sessions with his therapist, James was ready to begin his new life.

   I rated this book a 5 star as the  way James Townsend wrote the book I could visualize being a the farm with him.
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"My Mental Madness Memoir:  The Provocative TRUE Journey Through My Struggles with Mental Illness", by Stephanie Allen

18/3/2019

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   A story  of a woman's struggle with a serious mental illness and various physical ailments.

     For as far back as Stephanie could remember   she had always felt uncomfortable in her own skin.  She had been an emotional roller coaster and struggled with her sexual orientation.  Coming from a  very strict family neither of these were topics that could be discussed so sadly  Stephanie had to battle her demons on  her own.

     Her schizoaffective disorder raged on and she experienced dozens upon dozens of overlapping hallucinations which resulted in numerous hospitalizations.  Stephanie's hallucinations were so believable to her that at one point she ended up serving time for a crime.  Her mania caused her to lose everything; her wife, her family, her career, and much more.

​     I did enjoy reading Stephanie Anne Allen's, "My Mental Madness Memoir" as it was an incredible  narrative story.

    In  all fairness to the author, in my opinion, she must have been terribly ill while writing this book because the flow of the book is quite choppy, there is a lot of repetition and redundancy.   I questioned her  accuracy to details given her psychotic state to which she responded  that "she was a genius and  God told her what to write".

​     This book  was gifted to me in exchange for an honest review.
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"The Sun King:  A Mother, Her Son, and Mania", by Allison Lee Palmer

9/4/2018

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​      A man with mania.   An exhausted mother. Who saves whom?

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"Searching for Brighter Days:  Learning How to Manage My Bipolar Brain",  by Karen Manton

17/3/2018

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​     Brushed off by doctors upon doctors.  Kicked out of psychiatric facilities.  No diagnosis.  How was a woman to heal?

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"On the Edge:  A Story of a Girl's Struggle with Suicide", by Libby Targett

6/3/2018

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      A family deals with a member who is on auto-destruct.
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    Libby Riconda grew up in a loving home.  A Pastor’s daughter and home-schooled, with her two brothers, by her mother.

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"The Flight of the Bumblebee: An Inspirational Tale of Hope and Repair", by Catherine Neish

10/11/2017

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​   This novella, “The Flight of the Bumblebee”, by Catherine Neish is a narrative story based on the author’s lived experience with a severe mental illness, Bipolar Disorder.

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"Donovan" The Movie Produced and Directed by Jason Bee

19/10/2017

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​Startling.  Graphic.  Emotional.  Candid.
  “Donovan” The Movie is based on the true story of Jason Bees’s lived experience with Bipolar Disorder.

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"Bipolar Disorder - My Biggest Competitor:  An Olympian's Journey with Mental Illness" by Amy Gamble

17/10/2017

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​  Amy Gamble, the author, had it all; she worked for a large pharmaceutical company, had many friends, a loving supportive family, and was an Olympic basketball player.

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"Escape From Myself:  A Manic-Depressive's Journey to Nowhere", by Tom Roberts

22/5/2017

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​   Mental illness was no stranger in Tom Roberts’ lineage.  Tom, at an early age, was exposed to domestic abuse, substance abuse, and suicides.

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