A classic memoir of enormous candour and courage, it teems with the wit and wisdom of its creator. The events of An Unquiet Mind span the years of Jamison’s childhood in the 1950s and 1960s through her adolescence and adulthood in the 1970s and 1980s. From her jubilant childhood to the disquiet that has dominated her adult life, she charts a journey through her own mind, and those of others.Īn Unquiet Mind is a definitive examination of manic depression from both sides: doctor and patient, the healer and the healed. Read 4,091 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. While pursuing her career in medicine, she was affected by the same exhilarating highs and catastrophic lows that afflicted many of her patients. An exquisite (in both a literary and medical sense) autobiography. Now, all of a sudden, my mind had turned on me: it mocked me for my vapid enthusiasms it laughed at all of my foolish plans it no longer found anything interesting or enjoyable or worthwhile.ĭr Kay Redfield Jamison is one of the foremost authorities on manic depression (bipolar disorder) - and has experienced its terrors and cruel allure first-hand. An Unquiet Mind may well become a classic. I was used to my mind being my best friend. Personality Disorders | Depression, Anxiety & Stress | Mental Health Print An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |