Maggie Reese

Runaway Mind: My Race with Bipolar, New Edition with Maggie's Tips for Coping with Bipolar (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

What if you always knew you were special...and then one day you found that being "special" wasn't a good thing? In fact, it was very, very bad.

I was a high school cross-country track star on a full-ride scholarship to the college of my choice when I was hit hard with the most severe form of bipolar disorder (manic depressive illness). Little did I know then that the only way my speed was going to help me was to escape from a maximum-security mental institution!

Bipolar. On one hand, the word is loaded with stigma. On the other, so many celebrities, star athletes and other notable people have it, that it's often used as a buzz-word on the front pages of newspapers. The fact is over 3% of people have bipolar disorder and its onset almost always hits during the fragile teenage years.

My "lows" took me to the depths of anxiety and pain. By comparison, my "highs" seemed magical...but how long can you live on 2 hours of sleep a night?

My poor parents, fearing for me and my safety, hired bodyguards to try to protect me from myself and the predators who surrounded me. One stood by me throughout my long road to recovery. He's been my rock for 16 years and my husband for 10.

I am sharing my personal story, including my shocking extremes of behavior, to help other families understand what is happening to their loved ones. When my parents tried to understand what was happening to me, the only books they found were dry, clinical accounts of sad, mad, lost people not exactly encouraging words for a mom and dad desperately clutching at straws.

Most people find it hard to believe what I experienced, how I managed to survive that, and want to know how I can be thriving now. My story proves that you can go away and come back again, and that no matter how bad things look, there is hope for a better future.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Distributed via Smashwords
• Seitenzahl: 233
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780985886127
• Artikelnr.: 45443761

Autorenporträt

Maggie Reese is the author of Runaway Mind, which details her journey with bipolar disorder. In her memoir, Maggie reveals her battle with the illness, which came to light during her teen years as an Olympic hopeful competitive runner and almost claimed her life. She shares her harrowing struggle with being bipolar through her own words and also from the perspectives of her mother, best friend, and other women close to her. Maggie offers readers hope inspired by her personal experience and how she and her family dealt with her bipolar, from symptoms to causes, to treatment and recovery. Maggie sends out a message of faith, provides strength, and encourages positive outlook and coping skills to survive the illness and enjoy life to the fullest. Maggie is now a motivational public speaker and host of The Runaway Mind Show (http://www.runawaymind.net/Radio.html) on NDB Media-Blog-Talk-Radio. She also serves as on the Executive Board of Directors for the International Bipolar Foundation. Maggie is a stay-at-home mom and is writing a second book on how to mother with bipolar. When she's not writing or pursuing her activities to help others with bipolar, Maggie loves to travel, garden, read and spend time with her family and friends. Maggie says what makes her challenging journey worth it is hearing how her book has given hope to so many people with bipolar and their families and loved ones! You can read more about Maggie at http://www.runawaymind.net/ and communicate with her at [e-mail]