my head counselor says I'm supposed to try separating from my illness
she says we need a break from each other
she told me no blogging
so I'm not blogging for a while
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About Me
- Calamity Chick
- I am a "bipolar" individual living in the grey and rainy Pacific Northwest struggling with severe depression. I'm blogging because I was having trouble finding material that talked about how much suffering there is when you are depressed. I hope to relate it with some humor and some reality.
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When the time is right you might read William Styron's DARKNESS VISIBLE: A Memoir of Madness, 1990. Styron's profound descriptive ability combined with his particular version of the disorder are meaningful. Kay R. Jamison's AN UNQUIET MIND, 1995 is likewise a profound account since she is is a psychiatrist as well as a sufferer of the disorder and the head of the treatment program at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, a resource worth considering.
Most mental professionals I know encourage writing as it allows the mind to clean itself out but I guess that is not always the case. Good luck on your journey.
Have you read Unholy Ghost by Lauren Slater? She writes as a sufferer and professional in the field of mental illness. This book is a compilation of many well known depression warriors ( writers like Larry McMurtey ). It is not a how to book. It is a book of other's journeys into the pit.
Thanks everyone for the suggestions on books, I really appreciate it, particularly since I'll read anything I can get my hands on. I did pick up a copy of Darkness Visible and thought it had some good stuff in it.
Next I'll look for Unholy Ghost - it also sounds promising.
Thanks!
Calamity
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