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extraordinarily honest and vivid autobiography on living with
manic depression. more
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| An ingenious account of a book
that explains how psychiatry is based on supposition by an
American Professor who is a psychiatrist. This book will be a
pioneering educational tool for the British Mental Health
Movement. more |
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Can of Madness: |
Author: Jason Pegler |
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This is one of the most honest autobiography's ever
written on manic depression takes you as close to the
manic mind as you can possibly get.
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Jason Pegler is a writer, public speaker and
consultant on mental health. He works with the media,
the government and mental health organisations to
empower survivors and reduce stigma and discrimination.
He plans to take his mental health story to Hollywood
and break down the mental health taboo once and for
all. |
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Curing
Madness: |
Author: Jason Pegler |
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Jason Pegler is a writer, public speaker and
consultant on mental health. He works with the media,
the government and mental health organisations to
empower survivors and reduce stigma and discrimination.
He plans to take his mental health story to Hollywood
and break down the mental health taboo once and for
all. |
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The Cycle Path |
Author: Fiona Whelpton |
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Have you ever heard of Conversion Syndrome Disorder ?
Read this remarkable tale about how anxiety can lead to
physical paralysis from the neck down and how an amazing
women face up to it and lead the road of recovery.
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Fiona
Whelpton manages to describe a horrendous condition and
always comes out fighting with a positive mindset. Fiona
is an example to everyone who has gone through hardship
and plans to overcome it. Fiona lives in Nottingham and
is a Chipmunkapublishing consultant. |
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Don't Look Back In Anger |
Author: Phil Pettican |
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Beware of the twist in this story. A chilling and
excellently written story about the realities that
living with Schizophrenia brings.
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ISBN 0954221 86 9 |
Philip
Pettican lives in Norwich and is active in the UK
survivor movement. He worked as a builder and served in
the navy before writing his book. |
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From Goldfish Bowl to Ocean
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Author:Zoe McIntosh |
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the book is a collection of accounts from other
people. |
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Hypermania
Revealed |
Author: Hoy Sis Tui |
| This book has a positive insight into hypermania.
It gives factual and medical information about the
condition and personal accounts of a hyper-maniac.
It enables people to understand this condition.
It looks at the beneficial characteristics of a
hypermaniac and how these can actually improve some
aspects of your life. It is extremely informative
and original.
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Little
Steps |
Author: Katharine Wealthall' |
| Little Steps reveals the re is huge ignorance
and lack of understanding surrounding eating disorders.
Katharine explains the reality of eating disorders
in order to improve this situation.
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Katherine was born in Harrogate, North Yorkshire
and now lives in King's Lynn, Norfolk with her husband.
Katherine's interests include animals, in particular
dogs and horses, sport, writing, film and theatre.
She previously worked as a drama teacher for 5 years
before completing a year's actor training and starting
her professional career as an actress. |
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Love Is A Spider's Web |
Author:Queen Irena |
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An inspirational tale about a wife raising seven
children struggling to maintain sanity in a loveless
marriage.
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Queen
Irena is a Rastafarian woman living in Lewisham. She is
a source of inspiration to her local community and is
also a deeply moving performance poet. |
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Madpride Anthology |
Authors: A Celebration of Mad Culture by 24
different people. |
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Book reviews and extracts will be added shortly but
the Madpride anthology needs no introduction. Back by
popular demand. Respect going out to Pete Shaugnessey
and Robert Dellar.
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Big
Issue book of the month when released in 1999. The
Madpride anthology is celebration of mad culture. Party
on dudes - the Madpride movement is alive and well. The
reissue of this book is dedicated to Pete Shaugnessey a
leader of the UK survivor movement.
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Missing
Factor |
Author: Marie Berger |
| This book is for anyone concerned in any
way with haemophilia or who wants an insight into
the daily life of a family living with the condition.
It is told in plain English and provides a good
read as well as a wealth of advice and information.
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An indispensable handbook for all parents of
children with haemophilia, written by a mother who
has herself brought up a son, Nathan, severely affected
with the condition. She describes vividly the traumas
she suffered when her son was first diagnosed, her
bewilderment as she struggled to understand the implications
and how she gradually learnt to cope and to bring
up her family of five children. |
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Necessity of Madness (The): |
Author: John Breeding |
| An ingenious account of a book that explains
how psychiatry is based on supposition by an American
Professor who is a psychiatrist. This book will
be a pioneering educational tool for the British
Mental Health Movement.
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John
Breeding is a father of two and lives in Texas and
is extremely active in campaigning on the negative
effects that prescribed medication can have on youngsters
in the US. |
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Poems Of Survival: |
Author: Sue Holt |
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Manic depressive Christian Sue Holt, warms and
inspires us with her poetry. The poems are full of
sentiment, strength, faith and vitality.
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Sue
had a successful launch in Rochdale and gave an
inspirational speech. She is a key member of the
survivors group there. She has a strong Christian faith
and has a keen interest in painting and sculpture. |
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Self Harm |
Author:
Louise Pembroke/Anthology |
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"Perspectives from Experience". Self harm is
harrowing for those who do it and for those who have to
stand by and watch while a loved one suffers. To most of
us it is inexplicable.
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Edited
by Louise Roxanne Pembroke. Louise Pembroke’s book gives
us a clearer picture of what self harmers go through –
how they think and react. |
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Who Cares? : |
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Jean Taylor writes how she was misdiagnosed with
manic depression explaining how she really just had
depression. Her mother with manic depression whilst
putting up with an abusive husband - but not for long.
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Jean
is 73 years of age and lives in Blackpool. She is active
in the UK survivor movement and has been featured on
national television several times for writing her
campaigning. |
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Why Me? |
Author: Tony Hurley |
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Tony Hurley writes his amazing story about living
with manic depression after graduating with the open
university.
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ISBN 1-904697-02-X |
Tony Hurley was instrumental in the forming
of the manic depression fellowship when it was in its
infancy. At one time he had 5 councillors looking after
him but always managed to maintain a positive outlook
in life and in his relationships. |
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World Is Full of Laughter
(The): |
Author: Dolly Sen |
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Dolly's memoir describes how she was an actor from an
early age surviving childhood abuse and was diagnosed
with schizophrenia, then manic depression.
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ISBN 0 9542218 1 8 |
Dolly
Sen lives in Streatham and has a brother who is a
famous DJ. This year she is busy making documentaries
including one about Chipmunkapublishing authors and
one on her own book. She is also a publisher and has
set up a film charity called Mindfull Productions.
Her book started out as a possible suicide note and
ended up a celebration of life. |
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Worry
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Author: Melanie Cross |
| This book describes how a 'normal' person
with a 'normal' life overcomes chronic depression.
Mel is not ashamed of her depression and hopes her
book will allow others to feel the same way.
ISBN 1 904697 68 2 |
Melanie Cross was born in Bristol in 1971 and
now lives in the lovely Painswick valley in the Cotswolds
with her husband, daughter and crazy cat George. In 1995
Melanie completed a B.Ed (Hons) degree and went on to
teach at a primary school in Bristol, until she became
ill in 1999. As she recovered she went on to run and manage
an Animal Care Centre and took further qualifications
in feline behaviour and became an assessor of NVQs in
Animal Care. |
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