
An Unquiet Mind
A Memoir of Moods and Madness
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Kay Redfield Jamison
About this listen
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A deeply powerful memoir about bipolar illness that has both transformed and saved lives—with a new preface by the author.
Dr. Jamison is one of the foremost authorities on manic-depressive (bipolar) illness; she has also experienced it firsthand. For even while she was pursuing her career in academic medicine, Jamison found herself succumbing to the same exhilarating highs and catastrophic depressions that afflicted many of her patients, as her disorder launched her into ruinous spending sprees, episodes of violence, and an attempted suicide.
Here Jamison examines bipolar illness from the dual perspectives of the healer and the healed, revealing both its terrors and the cruel allure that at times prompted her to resist taking medication.
Critic Reviews
“An invaluable memoir of manic depression, at once medically knowledgeable, deeply human and beautifully written ... at times poetic, at times straightforward, always unashamedly honest.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Stands alone in the literature of manic-depression for its bravery, brilliance and beauty.”—Oliver Sacks
“Jamison’s [strength] is in the gutsy way she has made her disease her life’s work and in her brilliant ability to convey its joys and its anguish.... Extraordinary.” —Washington Post Book World
brilliant personal memoir for those that struggleq
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Amazingly good to hear
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Just fantastic. I so love Kay's writing.
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Rewarding and Insightful
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Intriguing, joyful, heartbreaking… I loved this audiobook
Inspiring
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Vulnerability at its best!
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A lot of repeated statements but over all a great
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The three words that come to mind are reality, clarity and hope. I enjoyed this story very much.
By a psychiatrist who has lived manic depressive illness since her teens
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A great story but audiobook misses chunks of the written text
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