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Welcome to the jungle : facing bipolar without freaking out / Hilary Smith.
Record details
- ISBN: 1573246956 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781573246958 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xx, 199 pages
- Edition: Revised edition.
- Publisher: Newburyport, MA : Conari Press, 2017.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 24.95 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Smith, Hilary, 1986- > Mental health. Manic-depressive illness in adolescence. Manic-depressive illness in adolescence > Patients > Canada > Biography. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 616.89500835 Smi | 31681020046264 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
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A Bipolar Guide from a Bipolar Person
Welcome to the Jungle has a greater focus on bipolar people, not the diagnosis: the ways in which each person can find his or her own way through the extreme emotional states and intense experiences that we are calling âbipolarââwhether that means medication or meditation, psychiatrists or vision quests, good sleep or good all-night dancing, or a little bit of everything.
An honest, relatable book that can help you figure out how to live your life with bipolar disorder. Many bipolar books are too clinical, too alarmist, and too clearly written for family members and caretakers of people diagnosed with this mood disorder. Welcome to the Jungle is different. Author Hilary Smith wrote this guide because it is the book she wishes she'd been given when she was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder. It answers questions, points to resources, and most of all, comes from someone who understands what itâs like to be thrown off course by an overwhelming mental health issueâand what to do afterwards.
Know that you are not aloneâand that many paths can lead to healing. Just like for everyone else, there are many, many paths that bipolar people can take in life. Learn more about how to live your own life with a mental illness using the help of the insights in Welcome to the Jungle, which covers topics such as:
- Wrapping your head around triggers, causes of mood swings, medications, and therapists
- Recovering from mental breakdowns, manic moments, and major depressive episodes
- Living your life beyond the diagnosisâand helping your family to do the same
Readers of bipolar mental health books like The Bipolar Workbook, Rock Steady, or OMG That's Me! will love the devastatingly on-target, honest insights offered in Welcome to the Jungle.
*This book is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent any illness or act as a substitute for advice from a doctor or psychiatrist.*
- Red Wheel/Weiser
"I wrote Welcome to the Jungle< because="" it's="" the="" book="" i="" should="" have="" been="" given="" when="" i="" was="" diagnosed."="" bipolar="" disorder="" is="" one="" of="" the="" most="" commonly="" diagnosed="" psychiatric="" conditions="" among="" teens="" and="" twentysomethings,="" yet="" there="" are="" few="" books="" out="" there="" written="" specifically="" for="" this="">
This revised edition comes with a new foreword by the author, a revised and expanded discussion on diagnosis, an updated chapter on medication, a new chapter on alternative approaches, a revised and expanded chapter on symptoms, and updated resources. New research on the causes and risk factors for bipolar disorder are also included along with tools for observing patterns and making gentle changes to daily routines that can have a profound effect.
Going bravely where no other bipolar book has gone before Welcome to the Jungle offers devastatingly on-target, honest--and riotously funny--insights into living with bipolar and answers some of the hardest questions facing people newly diagnosed.
