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Living with Bipolar Disorder: Strategies for Balance and Resilience
Author(s): Lynn Hodges (Author)
- Publisher: Findhorn Press Ltd.
- Publication Date: 1 July 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 160 pages
- ISBN-10: 184409586X
- ISBN-13: 9781844095865
Book Description
From the initial diagnosis through recovery and transformation, this handbook offers positive, real-life solutions and support from one who not only suffers from the condition herself but has experienced it with her mother and her daughter. Her handy guide offers firsthand advice on how to lead a fulfilling life despite having this debilitating mental-health condition. In a practical, candid tone, the book focuses on addressing personal questions that arise following a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Among the topics considered are the basics of functioning, living, and dealing with people on an everyday basis, how to negotiate treatment, handle family and friends, maintain a positive image, and make a living.
Editorial Reviews
Review
I have just read your book; it is the best and most inspiring book I have read on bipolar disorder - well done, you are going to change peoples lives with this. --- Nicola Oliver, Centre for Mental Health
The significant recommendation for this book comes from the fact that the author speaks from direct experience. Having been diagnosed with the most severe form of manic depression, Lynn Hodges is a survivor and now tells the tale of how to do what she has done. This means showing others with similar mental-health conditions how to live with and cope with other people, while maintaining a positive self-image and the ability to earn a living. You couldn't ask more from a book of this nature and it delivers. --Bill Anderton at pilgrimsmindbodyspirit.co.uk
About the Author
Lynn Hodges is a bipolar disorder survivor. She conducts recovery classes for her local county council and counsels mental-health-care workers and patients on how best to navigate the day-to-day realities associated with the disorder and receive assistance through government programs.
