Very helpful to others with the illness.
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I have manic depressive illness. When I was told that this was what was wrong with me I felt very alone, as if I was the only one on the planet who was going through this. I had so many questions, but I didn't know where to begin asking. This book not only answered all my questions, but it was so reassuring to read of the struggles this obviously intelligent (and sane!) woman had gone through. Alternating Anna's story with chapters of a more medical nature made it all that much more real. This was not a theoretical book, but a story of the very real struggles this illness brings into your life. I recommend it to anyone who has this illness themselves, or has a friend or family member with it.
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Couldn't put down.
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I was suffering from depression and my counsler ask me to read her book.This book helped me in looking at myself.She was an insperation to me and how she had to deal with her illness.She has given me hope for the furture.Because of her I'm starting to get my life back and going to school. Please thank her and I would like to hear from her.I'm going to write a book about my own depression and life.God bless her and keep up the good work.
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I need to read it again more carefully, this time.
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Good going, ground-breaker!
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Extremely informative and enlightening read on bipolar
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This book is so informative as it discusses so many different doctors, their research on the debiliatating illness, and what is being done on the illness. One can learn about all the different possible causes, different treatments, and realize that with all the pain, there are gifts that we have. (I am bipolar, too.) God Bless Patty for the book, and we need more to come forward. Some of the autobiography is frightening, but I believe that each person with the illness is multifaceted, and I believe that a lot of the frightening parts of the book were before she was on medication.
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finally! Some real answers to all my questions
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Patty Duke's book A Brilliant Madness is the first real good information about bi-polar disorder I have been able to put my hands on! The medical backup informatiom that Gloria Hochman contributes has given me an almost umlimited list of resources to also turn to. I read this book because my 9yr old son and my current husband are both diagnosed as bi-polar, but as I read this intense book I was amazed by feelings of fear, relief, sadness, and anger. I was able to relate to much of what I read and began to see myself which is scary. I now want to find help for all of us as our area is devoid of support groups and other local means of coping with this illness. This book is truly "Brilliant" in both the writing style and the content and has given me some hope in an otherwise bleak future. I strongly recomend this book to anyone where Manic Depression has touched their lives.
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