Author : Kylie Arias
Publisher :
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 11,24 MB
Release : 2020-09-10
Category :
ISBN :
This collection of poetry attempts to describe into words the complexities of Bipolar Disorder showing the dichotomy between the nightmares and dreams of waking and sleep. Bipolar Disorder is a mental illness always effecting the nights and days, consuming every thought. My poems try to convey the expansive range of feelings, while conveying how Bipolar Disorder distorts everything.
Author : Lauren Slater
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 19,12 MB
Release : 2018-02-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0316370584
The explosive story of the discovery and development of psychiatric medications, as well as the science and the people behind their invention, told by a riveting writer and psychologist who shares her own experience with the highs and lows of psychiatric drugs. Although one in five Americans now takes at least one psychotropic drug, the fact remains that nearly seventy years after doctors first began prescribing them, not even their creators understand exactly how or why these drugs work -- or don't work -- on what ails our brains. Lauren Slater's revelatory account charts psychiatry's journey from its earliest drugs, Thorazine and lithium, up through Prozac and other major antidepressants of the present. Blue Dreams also chronicles experimental treatments involving Ecstasy, magic mushrooms, the most cutting-edge memory drugs, placebos, and even neural implants. In her thorough analysis of each treatment, Slater asks three fundamental questions: how was the drug born, how does it work (or fail to work), and what does it reveal about the ailments it is meant to treat? Fearlessly weaving her own intimate experiences into comprehensive and wide-ranging research, Slater narrates a personal history of psychiatry itself. In the process, her powerful and groundbreaking exploration casts modern psychiatry's ubiquitous wonder drugs in a new light, revealing their ability to heal us or hurt us, and proving an indispensable resource not only for those with a psychotropic prescription but for anyone who hopes to understand the limits of what we know about the human brain and the possibilities for future treatments.
Author : Pil Ho Kim
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 13,85 MB
Release : 2024-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 0824899865
Anyone genuinely curious about what makes South Korean pop culture tick should look no further than Gangnam. Celebrated in a song by an unlikely K-pop superstar named Psy in 2012, Gangnam is the epicenter of Hallyu, the Korean Wave. It is an exclusive zone of privilege and wealth that has lured pop culture industries since the 1980s and fueled the aspirations of Seoul’s middle class, producing in its wake the “dialectical images” of the modern city described by Walter Benjamin: sweet dreams and nightmares, visions of heaven and hell, scenes of spectacular rises and great falls. In Polarizing Dreams, Pil Ho Kim presents South Korea’s Gangnam-style urban development as a unique case of cultural globalization in the age of social polarization. Unlike previous genre- or industry-focused publications on Hallyu, Polarizing Dreams mobilizes sources that may be unknown to many K-pop fans—dissident poetry and protest songs from the 1980s, B-rated adult films, tour bus disco music, obscure early works by famous authors and filmmakers, interviews with sex workers and urban entrepreneurs—to weave together Gangnam’s rich backstory and give readers a deeper appreciation of such acclaimed films as Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite and Lee Chang-dong’s Burning and the Netflix drama series Squid Game. Kim takes an unflinching look at the darker side of Korean society that includes school bullying, entertainment industry scandals, and misogynistic violence, all of which have provided compelling narratives for an increasing number of Hallyu media products. The Gangnam portrayed in this volume is the site of rampant disaster capitalism and rising inequality as well as the engine of cultural and technological innovation. In short, Gangnam is at the heart of Korea’s global-polarization. As one of a handful of books on Korean cultural history that bridges the twentieth and the twenty-first centuries, Polarizing Dreams will have a lasting impact on the study of Korean pop culture and beyond.
Author : Julie A. Fast
Publisher : Balance
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,33 MB
Release : 2023-05-09
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1538725037
Revised and updated, Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder is a groundbreaking, comprehensive program to help those with bipolar disorder—and those who care about them—gain permanent control over their lives. Most people diagnosed with bipolar disorder are sent home with the name of a doctor and multiple prescriptions. However, few people with bipolar disorder are able to find long-term stability with medications alone. Bipolar disorder researcher and expert Julie A. Fast, who was diagnosed with the illness at age thirty-one, and specialist John Preston, PsyD, offer the pioneering Take Charge program used around the world to help readers promote stability, reduce mood swings, increase work ability, decrease health care costs, and improve relationships. The book guides those with bipolar disorder and their loved ones toward a comprehensive personal treatment plan by incorporating: Medications and bipolar-safe supplements Lifestyle changes that help manage bipolar symptoms naturally Behavior modifications that reduce and prevent symptoms Guidelines on assembling an effective support team By helping readers gather powerful strategies, Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder delivers a dynamic program to treat this difficult but ultimately manageable illness.
Author : Josef Beckon
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 46,35 MB
Release : 2018-08-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1984547615
Many of the gals I’ve met in my lifetime have surprised me. Throughout most of my teenage years, they were entirely a mystery to me. Finally, late in high school and then in college, I got some glimmering of their nature. That’s where most of my first stories begin. I hope to do justice to all the gals—from girlfriends, to just friends, to a great teacher, to a very poor one, to my wife and daughters, and to quite a few more. I’ve also included seven short bipolar dreams, which imagery can be fun to interpret, especially if you’ve ever been manic. Also included are ten bipolar stories, ranging from the first one about depression to the ones about hypomania and then to full-blown mania.
Author : Sue Llewellyn
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 15,78 MB
Release : 2020-10-09
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0192550896
We have puzzled over dreams for centuries. From ancient societies, believing dreams to be messages from the gods, Freud's theory of dreams revealing our unconscious minds to modern day experiments in psychology and neuroscience, dreams continue to fascinate but also be a source of mystery. Are dreams just mental froth or do they have a purpose? This book argues that, originally, we dreamed to survive. Dreaming brains identify non-obvious associations, taking people, places, and events out of their waking-life context to uncover complex and, seemingly, unrelated connections. In our evolutionary past, survival depended on being able to detect these divergent, associative patterns to anticipate what predators and other humans might do, as we moved around to secure food and water and meet potential mates. Making associations drives many, if not all, brain functions. In the present day, dream associations may support memory, emotional stability, creativity, unconscious decision-making and prediction, while also contributing to mental illness. Written in a lively and accessible style, and showing the reader how to identify patterns in their own dreams, this book presents a highly original theory of dreaming and will be a compelling read for anyone interested in psychology, consciousness, and the arts, as well as those involved in dream research.
Author : Sidney Sheldon
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 38,35 MB
Release : 2012-06-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0007385625
The fast-paced novel from the internationally bestselling author of The Best Laid Plans, Morning, Noon & Night and Bloodline.
Author : Lizzie Simon
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 12,1 MB
Release : 2003-06-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780743446600
In the fall of 1999, 23-year-old Simon hit the road on a journey that took her across the United States. Her inspired interviews with other young men and women suffering from manic depression comprise the heart and soul of this remarkable memoir.
Author : Shri Bhagavatananda Guru
Publisher : Shri Bhagavatananda Guru
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 42,17 MB
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN :
Bipolar Disorder is a widely spreading mental instability between the society. This book is written by Shri Bhagavatananda Guru based on his personal experiences and studies while dealing with the problem. This book covers almost every question and topic related to bipolar disorder in a simplified manner which can result into a valuable guide for the people who are unaware of it. This book is very useful to cope with the medications and lifestyle to make people healthy and socially fit fighting bipolar disorder. People facing other problems like common depression or substance abuse can also be benefited from the explanations included in this book.
Author : Charlotte Pierce-Baker
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 18,13 MB
Release : 2012-06-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1613741111
Charlotte Pierce-Baker did everything right when raising her son, providing not only emotional support but the best education possible. At age twenty-five, he was pursuing a postgraduate degree and seemingly in control of his life. She never imagined her high-achieving son would wind up handcuffed, dirty, and in jail. The moving story of an African American family facing the challenge of bipolar disorder, This Fragile Life provides insight into mental disorders as well as family dynamics. Pierce-Baker traces the evolution of her son's illness and, in looking back, realizes she mistook warning signs for typical child and teen behavior. Hospitalizations, calls in the night, alcohol and drug relapses, pleas for money, and continuous disputes, her son's journey was long, arduous, and almost fatal. This Fragile Life weaves a fascinating story of mental illness, race, family, the drive of African Americans to succeed, and a mother's love for her son.
