Manic
Subtitle: a memoir
By: Terri Cheney
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: William Morrow
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9780061430237
Subjects: Mental health; Manic-depressive persons; Manic-depressive illness; Personal Narratives; Bipolar Disorder; Patients; Biography
Description: On the outside, Terri Cheney was a successful, attractive Beverly Hills entertainment lawyer. But behind her seemingly flawless façade lay a dangerous secret--for most of her life Cheney had been battling bipolar disorder and concealing a pharmacy's worth of prescriptions meant to make her "normal." Cheney describes her roller-coaster life with shocking honesty--from glamorous parties to a night in jail; from flying fourteen kites off the edge of a cliff in a thunderstorm to crying beneath her office desk; from electroshock therapy to a suicide attempt fueled by tequila and prescription painkillers. The events unfold episodically, from mood to mood, the way she lived and remembers life. In this way the reader is able to viscerally experience the incredible speeding highs of mania and the crushing blows of depression. This book does not simply explain bipolar disorder--it takes us in its grasp and does not let go.--From publisher description.