Psychology Memoirs

Take hold of your own personal journey. Make peace with it. Peace is truth. If you suffer from bipolar disorder (also called manic-depression), or if you love someone who does, then you already know how frustrating and baffling this mental illness can be. This book assures you that there is great hope—through all of life's circumstances. Even though bipolar disorder may put us through extreme challenges each and every day, if we are rigorous about taking the right medications and keeping an appropriate lifestyle, we can effectively stabilize the disease and choose a good life.

This book explains what bipolar disorder is, outlines medications that work to combat it, describes Bridget's journey with God, and talks about how the stigma of mental illness has been somewhat alleviated, but there is still work to be done.

A Journey Through a Psychotic Breakdown shatters taboos about coping with mental illness. Written in first-person, this story by Douglas Gonçalves tells the moving account of the executive when he faced a psychotic episode that made him a spectator of his own fate and changed his life forever. The author’s account provokes reflections on the current causes that trigger this disease and demystifies the issue. According to medical statistics, one in four people will have mental health problems throughout their lives, which will greatly affect their personal, professional, and social existence.

My journey with mental illness, specifically bipolar disorder, has woven itself throughout my life for 40 years. Whether it was active, or dormant, it has always lurked in the shadows. But, this illness, like any illness, can be managed and maintained.This story is particularly relevant for today's society. It is our charge to know a segment of our society who, for the most part, is misunderstood. When the Brakes Fail provides a forum for understanding the myths, the injustices, and the stigma of mental illness.

In this book, Chloë shares her story of how she went from having everything she’d ever wanted to losing her relationship, losing her home, losing her job and being diagnosed with clinical depression at the age of 24. In this raw and real memoir, Chloë shares how she found her inner strength, battled clinical depression, used her challenges to fuel herself, and built her own successful business. Chloë spent years journaling her story, all of the ups and downs, because from the minute she overcame clinical depression she knew she wanted to share her journey so it would help others in the future.

I nostri demoni possono solo essere domati, mai uccisi. In "Non mi sono mai piaciuta", Valentina Dallari ha raccontato come era arrivata a pesare 37 chili, a non voler più sentire, né vedere, né vivere, e il modo in cui è riuscita a smettere di autodistruggersi. Ma fragilità, rabbia e paura trovano sempre nuove forme, rinascono ogni volta che rinasciamo. Come l'uroboro, il serpente che addenta la propria coda, simbolo antico dell'eterno ritorno: l'inizio e la fine non sono poi così diversi.

When five-year-old Nicole, already caught in the middle of her parents' contested divorce, returns home from a visit to her mother with accountings of sexual abuse, her father is awarded full custody following the bitter court battle.

Der Autor lebte jahrelang mit einer Angststörung, wobei als Auslöser private Probleme, eine labile Persönlichkeit und sogenannte weiche Drogen eine Rolle spielten, wovon ausführlich in diesem Buch erzählt wird. In der akuten Phase konnte er keine 200 Meter aus seiner Wohnung bis zum Bäcker gehen und lebte zurückgezogen, ohne engeren Kontakt zu seinen Mitmenschen. Kurze Zeit später reiste er allein durch die Welt, lebte im Ausland, hielt Vorträge vor über 100 Leuten und kündigte seinen Job. Was war passiert in seinem Kopf?

Zehn Jahre Albtraum. Zehn Jahre voller Ängste. Eine Krankheit, bei der das ganze Leben aus den Fugen gerät. Die Diagnose Schizophrenie verbreitet gemeinhin Schrecken, und das nicht ohne Grund. Jens Jüttner berichtet aus eigener langer Erfahrung über seine paranoide Schizophrenie. Offen erzählt er über seinen langen Weg mit vielen Tiefen, und wie er es am Ende geschafft hat, aus der Krankheit herauszufinden. Das Hörbuch klärt auf, wirbt um Verständnis und will anderen Betroffenen und deren Umfeld eine Hilfestellung sein und Mut machen - informativ, emotional, spannend, authentisch geschrieben.

In Zusammenarbeit mit einer Psychotherapeutin entstand diese mutige Produktion mit Ute, Inge und Ramona, drei psychisch erkrankten Frauen und Müttern, die ihre persönliche Geschichte der seelischen Krise erzählen. Zur Sprache kommen ihre traumatische Kindheit, die katastrophale Härte sozialer Umstände, ständig wiederkehrende Krankenhausaufenthalte und tief in die Persönlichkeit eingreifende Medikationen.

Chilling. One of the best words to describe the cases recounted in this audiobook. These gruesome crimes seemed to hit a dead end. That is until the case was reopened for investigation years later and solved. From the more famous cases to the more obscure, the crimes and hardships that the victims had to suffer will send shivers down your spine. Notably detailing the disappearance of Chandra Levy to the multiple murders committed by Dennis Rader.

Moving, harrowing, and ultimately uplifting, Lori Schiller's memoir is a classic testimony to the ravages of mental illness and the power of perseverance and courage. At seventeen Lori Schiller was the perfect child-the only daughter of an affluent, close-knit family. Six years later she made...

This audiobook features random thoughts from someone living with bipolar disorder and anxiety and panic attacks.

Starting at the age of 12, Derek's life began to get much more complicated. An internal struggle was about to take hold. Its grip would cause unimaginable anxiety. The normal thoughts and feelings he had prior were a distant memory. This had to be dealt with using irrational methods. Over time he had to manage and cope the best way he could. This is a true account of one Northwest man's experiences living with the mental disorder known as OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder).

Mein langer Atem ist ein Hörbuch mit Hörspielelementen, das seinen Hörer*innen die vielschichtige Thematik einer Borderline-Erkrankung aus unterschiedlichen Blickwinkeln näherbringt. Lena berichtet über das Schicksal ihrer am Borderline-Syndrom erkrankten Freundin Cara. In Gesprächen mit Familienmitgliedern, Psychologen und Freunden ihrer Vertrauten versucht die junge Frau Caras Krankheit und die damit verbundene Entscheidung, sich das Leben nehmen zu wollen, nachzuvollziehen.

To Erin Washington, soccer was everything. As a high school stand-out who had played since she was four years old, soccer became the prime focus of her obsessive-natured personality. After losing her identity as an athlete when her college career ended abruptly, Erin spent the next twenty years battling body image and hiding a dangerous secret.

Journey Untold: Twisted Love is a candid and powerful memoir about recovering from mental health disorders. If you like unflinching personal stories, expert insight, and hope for a better future, you’ll adore Dr. Hall’s inspirational book.

Stoicism may be an ancient philosophy, but it is one that has even more relevance to our daily lives now that we are in the modern world. Too often we find that we aren't able to control our lives, control the events that go on, or even control the people and how they act. But with stoicism, we learn that we can control some things, such as our emotions and our reactions, and this can help to lead us to happiness.

With raw honesty and shocking vulnerability, Isaac Ford, Jr. shares his journey of tragedy, resilience, forgiveness, and unconditional love. This powerful, unforgettable memoir recounts the author's childhood in east Augusta, Georgia, affectionately known as "The Bottom", in the late '70s and early '80s, and a tragic childhood event that changed the trajectory of his life in very unpredictable ways. His incredible story inspires other survivors to believe and proves that you can heal and grow from traumatic events and adversity without being defined by them.

In the year 1925 Marie Bonaparte, a direct descendant of Napoleon and immensely rich, asked the help of Sigmund Freud to perform a psychoanalytic therapy to cure what she called "orgasmic abnormality". This audiobook allows us to approach the intimacy of the relationship between Freud and Bonaparte, the details of the creation and development of psychoanalysis and the horrors of the Nazi irruption in Austria after the annexation.