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👶 Childhood Bipolar

A raw look at the turbulence of bipolar disorder emerging in youth, capturing the confusion of a child navigating extreme emotional landscapes before they have the language to understand them.
The Dark Side of Innocence
by Terri Cheney • 2011
She earned straight As while a dark compulsion swung her between euphoria and despair.
3.98
2k+
🧠 Bipolar Disorder📖 Mental Illness Memoir🍷 Self-Medication
The Dark Side of Innocence Summary
The Dark Side of Innocence 94%
She earned straight As while a dark compulsion swung her between euphoria and despair.
by Terri Cheney 2011
3.98
2k+ ratings
🧠 Bipolar Disorder📖 Mental Illness Memoir🍷 Self-Medication
An Unquiet Mind
by Kay Redfield Jamison • 1995
A clinical psychologist loses her key to the locked ward. She is no longer the doctor.
4.06
87k+
🎭 Bipolar Disorder📖 Psychiatric Memoir🩺 Patient As Expert
An Unquiet Mind Summary
An Unquiet Mind 92%
A clinical psychologist loses her key to the locked ward. She is no longer the doctor.
by Kay Redfield Jamison 1995
4.06
87k+ ratings
🎭 Bipolar Disorder📖 Psychiatric Memoir🩺 Patient As Expert
Madness
by Marya Hornbacher • 2008
At four, she never slept. At thirty, she'd survived mania, addiction, and the psychiatric ward.
4.04
15k+
🧠 Bipolar Disorder📖 Psychiatric Memoir🍷 Dual Diagnosis
Madness Summary
Madness 91%
At four, she never slept. At thirty, she'd survived mania, addiction, and the psychiatric ward.
by Marya Hornbacher 2008
4.04
15k+ ratings
🧠 Bipolar Disorder📖 Psychiatric Memoir🍷 Dual Diagnosis
Bipolar Disorder for Dummies
by Candida Fink • 2005
Beyond medication: the mood tracking, trigger plans, and daily routines that keep bipolar in check.
4.02
466
🧠 Bipolar Disorder🌊 Mood Disorders💊 Psychiatric Medication
Bipolar Disorder for Dummies Summary
Bipolar Disorder for Dummies 91%
Beyond medication: the mood tracking, trigger plans, and daily routines that keep bipolar in check.
by Candida Fink 2005
4.02
466 ratings
🧠 Bipolar Disorder🌊 Mood Disorders💊 Psychiatric Medication
Why Am I Still Depressed? Recognizing and Managing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar II and Soft Bipolar Disorder
by James R. Phelps • 2006
Your depression might be bipolar. The drugs that should help could be hurting you instead.
4.09
374
🎭 Mood Disorders🧠 Bipolar Disorder💊 Depression Treatment
Why Am I Still Depressed? Recognizing and Managing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar II and Soft Bipolar Disorder Summary
Why Am I Still Depressed? Recognizing and Managing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar II and Soft Bipolar Disorder 91%
Your depression might be bipolar. The drugs that should help could be hurting you instead.
by James R. Phelps 2006
4.09
374 ratings
🎭 Mood Disorders🧠 Bipolar Disorder💊 Depression Treatment
Haldol and Hyacinths
by Melody Moezzi • 2013
A bipolar diagnosis, a string of psych wards, and an Iranian-American family holding her together.
3.94
1k+
🎭 Bipolar Disorder🏥 Psychiatric Memoir🤫 Mental Illness Stigma
Haldol and Hyacinths Summary
Haldol and Hyacinths 91%
A bipolar diagnosis, a string of psych wards, and an Iranian-American family holding her together.
by Melody Moezzi 2013
3.94
1k+ ratings
🎭 Bipolar Disorder🏥 Psychiatric Memoir🤫 Mental Illness Stigma
Bipolar, Not So Much
by Chris Aiken • 2017
Recurring depression can hide mild bipolar. Learn the signs before antidepressants do more harm.
4.37
400
🌗 Bipolar Depression📊 Spectrum Psychiatry⚡ Hypomania Awareness
Bipolar, Not So Much Summary
Bipolar, Not So Much 90%
Recurring depression can hide mild bipolar. Learn the signs before antidepressants do more harm.
by Chris Aiken 2017
4.37
400 ratings
🌗 Bipolar Depression📊 Spectrum Psychiatry⚡ Hypomania Awareness
Divided Minds
by Pamela Spiro Wagner • 2005
One twin develops schizophrenia. The other becomes a psychiatrist. A bond built for two, tested.
4.00
3k+
🧠 Schizophrenia Memoirs👯 Twin Bonds🏥 Psychiatric Wards
Divided Minds Summary
Divided Minds 90%
One twin develops schizophrenia. The other becomes a psychiatrist. A bond built for two, tested.
by Pamela Spiro Wagner 2005
4.00
3k+ ratings
🧠 Schizophrenia Memoirs👯 Twin Bonds🏥 Psychiatric Wards
Bipolar Disorder
by Francis Mark Mondimore • 2006
The mood disorder that hides as depression, surges as mania, and upends families: a complete guide.
4.12
390
🧠 Bipolar Disorder🌦️ Mood Disorders💊 Medication Management
Bipolar Disorder Summary
Bipolar Disorder 90%
The mood disorder that hides as depression, surges as mania, and upends families: a complete guide.
by Francis Mark Mondimore 2006
4.12
390 ratings
🧠 Bipolar Disorder🌦️ Mood Disorders💊 Medication Management
When Someone You Love Is Bipolar
by Cynthia G. Last • 2009
Spot your bipolar partner's early warning signs, intervene before crisis, and protect your own life.
4.07
131
🧠 Bipolar Disorder🎭 Mood Disorders🤝 Partner Support
When Someone You Love Is Bipolar Summary
When Someone You Love Is Bipolar 90%
Spot your bipolar partner's early warning signs, intervene before crisis, and protect your own life.
by Cynthia G. Last 2009
4.07
131 ratings
🧠 Bipolar Disorder🎭 Mood Disorders🤝 Partner Support
Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder
by Julie A. Fast • 2004
Bipolar disorder runs your relationship. Treat the illness first, then the partnership.
3.95
925
🧠 Bipolar Disorder🛡️ Mental Health Caregiving🌿 Holistic Mental Health
Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder Summary
Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder 90%
Bipolar disorder runs your relationship. Treat the illness first, then the partnership.
by Julie A. Fast 2004
3.95
925 ratings
🧠 Bipolar Disorder🛡️ Mental Health Caregiving🌿 Holistic Mental Health
Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder
by Julie A. Fast • 2006
A stability plan beyond medication: sleep, triggers, and the conversations bipolar families lose.
4.28
413
🧠 Bipolar Disorder🌿 Holistic Psychiatry🎯 Trigger Management
Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder Summary
Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder 90%
A stability plan beyond medication: sleep, triggers, and the conversations bipolar families lose.
by Julie A. Fast 2006
4.28
413 ratings
🧠 Bipolar Disorder🌿 Holistic Psychiatry🎯 Trigger Management
The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide
by David J. Miklowitz • 2002
Why one sleepless night can trigger a bipolar episode, and the practical toolkit to stop it.
4.09
2k+
🎭 Mood Disorders⚖️ Bipolar Management🔄 Relapse Prevention
The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide Summary
The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide 90%
Why one sleepless night can trigger a bipolar episode, and the practical toolkit to stop it.
by David J. Miklowitz 2002
4.09
2k+ ratings
🎭 Mood Disorders⚖️ Bipolar Management🔄 Relapse Prevention
Breaking the Silence
by Casey Watson • 2013
One boy feared water, another clung to stones. A foster carer unearths the silent grief beneath.
4.42
1k+
🏠 Foster Care🧩 Autism Spectrum👨‍👩‍👦 Special Needs Parenting
Breaking the Silence Summary
Breaking the Silence 89%
One boy feared water, another clung to stones. A foster carer unearths the silent grief beneath.
by Casey Watson 2013
4.42
1k+ ratings
🏠 Foster Care🧩 Autism Spectrum👨‍👩‍👦 Special Needs Parenting
Sybil
by Flora Rheta Schreiber • 1973
Sixteen selves, one body, and a childhood so brutal the mind split to survive it.
3.99
91k+
🎭 Dissociative Identity🧒 Childhood Trauma🏥 Clinical Case Studies
Sybil Summary
Sybil 89%
Sixteen selves, one body, and a childhood so brutal the mind split to survive it.
by Flora Rheta Schreiber 1973
3.99
91k+ ratings
🎭 Dissociative Identity🧒 Childhood Trauma🏥 Clinical Case Studies
The Memory Palace
by Mira Bartok • 2011
She lost her memory. She found her schizophrenic mother's paintings. A reunion in art.
3.55
8k+
💔 Childhood Trauma🎨 Art As Refuge🧠 Memory And Identity
The Memory Palace Summary
The Memory Palace 89%
She lost her memory. She found her schizophrenic mother's paintings. A reunion in art.
by Mira Bartok 2011
3.55
8k+ ratings
💔 Childhood Trauma🎨 Art As Refuge🧠 Memory And Identity
Boy Meets Depression
by Kevin Breel • 2015
Hobbs Street looked normal from the outside. Inside, a kid was falling apart.
3.82
873
🧠 Teenage Depression💔 Suicidal Ideation🏠 Childhood Loneliness
Boy Meets Depression Summary
Boy Meets Depression 89%
Hobbs Street looked normal from the outside. Inside, a kid was falling apart.
by Kevin Breel 2015
3.82
873 ratings
🧠 Teenage Depression💔 Suicidal Ideation🏠 Childhood Loneliness
Profiles in Mental Health Courage
by Patrick J. Kennedy • 2024
When mental illness and addiction go untreated together, recovery slips away. Twelve lives show how.
4.19
247
📖 Psychiatric Memoir🔗 Co-Occurring Disorders🔄 Addiction And Recovery
Profiles in Mental Health Courage Summary
Profiles in Mental Health Courage 89%
When mental illness and addiction go untreated together, recovery slips away. Twelve lives show how.
by Patrick J. Kennedy 2024
4.19
247 ratings
📖 Psychiatric Memoir🔗 Co-Occurring Disorders🔄 Addiction And Recovery
Burn Rate
by Andy Dunn • 2022
He hid bipolar disorder while building Bonobos. A jail cell forced the secret out.
4.33
3k+
🏢 Startup Memoirs🧠 Bipolar Memoir🏷️ Mental Health Stigma
Burn Rate Summary
Burn Rate 89%
He hid bipolar disorder while building Bonobos. A jail cell forced the secret out.
by Andy Dunn 2022
4.33
3k+ ratings
🏢 Startup Memoirs🧠 Bipolar Memoir🏷️ Mental Health Stigma
Just Another Kid
by Torey L. Hayden • 1988
271 pills, a bottle of scotch, and six children no one else could reach.
4.24
6k+
🏫 Special Education💔 Childhood Trauma🤐 Selective Mutism
Just Another Kid Summary
Just Another Kid 89%
271 pills, a bottle of scotch, and six children no one else could reach.
by Torey L. Hayden 1988
4.24
6k+ ratings
🏫 Special Education💔 Childhood Trauma🤐 Selective Mutism
The Center Cannot Hold
by Elyn R. Saks • 2007
Restraints, psychosis, forced medication. Then a Yale law degree and tenure, against all odds.
4.33
23k+
📖 Psychosis Memoirs🧠 Chronic Mental Illness🛋️ Psychoanalytic Tradition
The Center Cannot Hold Summary
The Center Cannot Hold 89%
Restraints, psychosis, forced medication. Then a Yale law degree and tenure, against all odds.
by Elyn R. Saks 2007
4.33
23k+ ratings
📖 Psychosis Memoirs🧠 Chronic Mental Illness🛋️ Psychoanalytic Tradition
More or Less Maddy
by Lisa Genova • 2025
Maddy is a comedian. Maddy is bipolar. Her family wants her stable. She wants the mic.
4.18
33k+
🧠 Bipolar Disorder🎤 Stand-Up Comedy😅 Darkly Funny
More or Less Maddy Summary
More or Less Maddy 89%
Maddy is a comedian. Maddy is bipolar. Her family wants her stable. She wants the mic.
by Lisa Genova 2025
4.18
33k+ ratings
🧠 Bipolar Disorder🎤 Stand-Up Comedy😅 Darkly Funny
Darkness Visible
by William Styron • 1990
Depression is not sadness. A Pulitzer-winning novelist on the illness that feels like drowning.
3.99
32k+
🩺 Clinical Depression✍️ Literary Memoir🏥 Psychiatric Memoir
Darkness Visible Summary
Darkness Visible 89%
Depression is not sadness. A Pulitzer-winning novelist on the illness that feels like drowning.
by William Styron 1990
3.99
32k+ ratings
🩺 Clinical Depression✍️ Literary Memoir🏥 Psychiatric Memoir
Prozac Nation
by Elizabeth Wurtzel • 1994
At eleven she cut herself, at Harvard she overdosed, then a pill renamed a generation.
3.64
64k+
🧠 Psychiatric Memoir📖 Confessional Memoir🩸 Self-Harm And Cutting
Prozac Nation Summary
Prozac Nation 89%
At eleven she cut herself, at Harvard she overdosed, then a pill renamed a generation.
by Elizabeth Wurtzel 1994
3.64
64k+ ratings
🧠 Psychiatric Memoir📖 Confessional Memoir🩸 Self-Harm And Cutting
Mindfulness for Bipolar Disorder
by William R. Marchand MD • 2015
Bipolar moods hijack the brain. A psychiatrist's mindfulness method takes back control.
3.99
119
⚡ Bipolar Disorder🧘 Mindfulness Meditation🔄 Neuroplasticity
Mindfulness for Bipolar Disorder Summary
Mindfulness for Bipolar Disorder 89%
Bipolar moods hijack the brain. A psychiatrist's mindfulness method takes back control.
by William R. Marchand MD 2015
3.99
119 ratings
⚡ Bipolar Disorder🧘 Mindfulness Meditation🔄 Neuroplasticity
The Liars' Club
by Mary Karr • 1995
The Liars' Club drank and told stories. Their daughters had a story too dangerous to share.
3.94
72k+
🏚️ Southern Memoir🔧 Working Class Memoir🍺 Alcoholic Parents
The Liars' Club Summary
The Liars' Club 89%
The Liars' Club drank and told stories. Their daughters had a story too dangerous to share.
by Mary Karr 1995
3.94
72k+ ratings
🏚️ Southern Memoir🔧 Working Class Memoir🍺 Alcoholic Parents
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult
by Maria Bamford • 2023
Every group she joined to feel better was a cult: recovery, Hollywood, even her family.
3.71
25k+
🧠 Mental Illness Memoir😈 Dark Humor🗣️ Confessional Memoir
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult Summary
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult 89%
Every group she joined to feel better was a cult: recovery, Hollywood, even her family.
by Maria Bamford 2023
3.71
25k+ ratings
🧠 Mental Illness Memoir😈 Dark Humor🗣️ Confessional Memoir
Notes to John
by Joan Didion • 2025
Joan Didion's private therapy transcripts: a mother's struggle with the daughter she could not save.
3.90
6k+
🛋️ Psychoanalytic Therapy👨‍👩‍👧 Family Systems🧬 Intergenerational Trauma
Notes to John Summary
Notes to John 89%
Joan Didion's private therapy transcripts: a mother's struggle with the daughter she could not save.
by Joan Didion 2025
3.90
6k+ ratings
🛋️ Psychoanalytic Therapy👨‍👩‍👧 Family Systems🧬 Intergenerational Trauma
I'm Glad My Mom Died
by Jennette McCurdy • 2022
Her mother made her a star. Her mother's death forced her to become a person.
4.43
1.6M+
👩‍👧 Toxic Mother🥀 Eating Disorder Memoir🌟 Celebrity Memoir
I'm Glad My Mom Died Summary
I'm Glad My Mom Died 89%
Her mother made her a star. Her mother's death forced her to become a person.
by Jennette McCurdy 2022
4.43
1.6M+ ratings
👩‍👧 Toxic Mother🥀 Eating Disorder Memoir🌟 Celebrity Memoir
The Science of Breakable Things
by Tae Keller • 2018
To save her mom from depression, a girl enters an egg drop contest chasing an orchid.
4.12
5k+
🧠 Family Mental Health🔬 Science Project👫 Friendship Trio
The Science of Breakable Things Summary
The Science of Breakable Things 88%
To save her mom from depression, a girl enters an egg drop contest chasing an orchid.
by Tae Keller 2018
4.12
5k+ ratings
🧠 Family Mental Health🔬 Science Project👫 Friendship Trio
Nobody Ever Told Me Anything
by Rachael "Steak" Finley • 2022
She raised herself, beat cancer twice, survived fame's cruelty, and then motherhood blindsided her.
4.55
819
🏚️ Childhood Neglect💊 Parental Addiction📸 Toxic Fame
Nobody Ever Told Me Anything Summary
Nobody Ever Told Me Anything 88%
She raised herself, beat cancer twice, survived fame's cruelty, and then motherhood blindsided her.
by Rachael "Steak" Finley 2022
4.55
819 ratings
🏚️ Childhood Neglect💊 Parental Addiction📸 Toxic Fame
Fish
by Stephen C. Lundin • 1996
She broke rules to escape the void where empathy and guilt should have been.
3.92
29k+
🩺 Clinical Memoir🧠 Neurodivergent Memoir🎭 Masking And Mimicry
Fish Summary
Fish 88%
She broke rules to escape the void where empathy and guilt should have been.
by Stephen C. Lundin 1996
3.92
29k+ ratings
🩺 Clinical Memoir🧠 Neurodivergent Memoir🎭 Masking And Mimicry
Depression the Comedy
by Jessica Holmes • 2018
A comedian's depression hid in plain sight. The recovery was as funny as it was hard.
3.45
139
🌧️ Depression Memoir😂 Mental Health And Humor🎤 Comedian Memoir
Depression the Comedy Summary
Depression the Comedy 88%
A comedian's depression hid in plain sight. The recovery was as funny as it was hard.
by Jessica Holmes 2018
3.45
139 ratings
🌧️ Depression Memoir😂 Mental Health And Humor🎤 Comedian Memoir
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Bipolar Disorder
by Sheri Van Dijk • 2009
DBT skills adapted for bipolar: tools to survive mood swings without self-destructive fallout.
4.02
177
🌊 Mood Disorders🧩 Dbt Skills🎛️ Emotional Regulation
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Bipolar Disorder Summary
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Bipolar Disorder 88%
DBT skills adapted for bipolar: tools to survive mood swings without self-destructive fallout.
by Sheri Van Dijk 2009
4.02
177 ratings
🌊 Mood Disorders🧩 Dbt Skills🎛️ Emotional Regulation
Confessions of a Prairie Bitch
by Alison Arngrim • 2010
America hated her on screen. Her fury was real, and her own brother had created it.
4.10
19k+
🌟 Child Star Memoir🎬 Hollywood Memoir🎥 Behind The Scenes
Confessions of a Prairie Bitch Summary
Confessions of a Prairie Bitch 88%
America hated her on screen. Her fury was real, and her own brother had created it.
by Alison Arngrim 2010
4.10
19k+ ratings
🌟 Child Star Memoir🎬 Hollywood Memoir🎥 Behind The Scenes
Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me
by Ian Morgan Cron • 2011
His father's CIA clearance couldn't protect the family from the bottle.
4.08
3k+
🍷 Alcoholic Parent🙏 Spiritual Memoir💔 Childhood Trauma
Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me Summary
Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me 88%
His father's CIA clearance couldn't protect the family from the bottle.
by Ian Morgan Cron 2011
4.08
3k+ ratings
🍷 Alcoholic Parent🙏 Spiritual Memoir💔 Childhood Trauma
Earth to Moon
by Moon Unit Zappa • 2024
She called her rock star father Frank. Her mother brought the chaos. Becoming herself took decades.
4.20
3k+
🎬 Celebrity Childhood🎨 Bohemian Childhood👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bonds
Earth to Moon Summary
Earth to Moon 88%
She called her rock star father Frank. Her mother brought the chaos. Becoming herself took decades.
by Moon Unit Zappa 2024
4.20
3k+ ratings
🎬 Celebrity Childhood🎨 Bohemian Childhood👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bonds
A Chance in the World
by Steve Pemberton • 2012
Beaten, starved, and denied his name: a foster child's search for the family that erased him.
4.27
6k+
🏚️ Foster Care System💔 Childhood Trauma🛡️ Survival Memoir
A Chance in the World Summary
A Chance in the World 88%
Beaten, starved, and denied his name: a foster child's search for the family that erased him.
by Steve Pemberton 2012
4.27
6k+ ratings
🏚️ Foster Care System💔 Childhood Trauma🛡️ Survival Memoir
Get Me Out of Here
by Rachel Reiland • 2002
A desperate wife and mother enters psychoanalysis with a therapist who will not give up on her.
3.97
7k+
🧠 Borderline Personality Disorder🛋️ Psychoanalytic Therapy🧸 Inner Child Healing
Get Me Out of Here Summary
Get Me Out of Here 88%
A desperate wife and mother enters psychoanalysis with a therapist who will not give up on her.
by Rachel Reiland 2002
3.97
7k+ ratings
🧠 Borderline Personality Disorder🛋️ Psychoanalytic Therapy🧸 Inner Child Healing
Nothing Holds Back the Night
by Delphine de Vigan • 2011
After her mother died, a daughter unpacks the delusions and the family secrets that fueled them.
4.35
25k+
🧠 Mental Illness Memoir📖 Family Biography🕸️ Intergenerational Trauma
Nothing Holds Back the Night Summary
Nothing Holds Back the Night 88%
After her mother died, a daughter unpacks the delusions and the family secrets that fueled them.
by Delphine de Vigan 2011
4.35
25k+ ratings
🧠 Mental Illness Memoir📖 Family Biography🕸️ Intergenerational Trauma
Men Have Called Her Crazy
by Anna Marie Tendler • 2024
Two personality disorders, one psychiatric hospital, and the real diagnosis no doctor wrote down.
3.43
23k+
🏥 Trauma Memoir🏨 Inpatient Psychiatry💔 Self-Harm Recovery
Men Have Called Her Crazy Summary
Men Have Called Her Crazy 88%
Two personality disorders, one psychiatric hospital, and the real diagnosis no doctor wrote down.
by Anna Marie Tendler 2024
3.43
23k+ ratings
🏥 Trauma Memoir🏨 Inpatient Psychiatry💔 Self-Harm Recovery
The Reason I Jump
by Naoki Higashida • 2005
A nonverbal 13-year-old with autism answers the questions others are afraid to ask.
3.88
63k+
🧩 Autism Spectrum🌈 Neurodiversity🔊 Sensory Processing
The Reason I Jump Summary
The Reason I Jump 88%
A nonverbal 13-year-old with autism answers the questions others are afraid to ask.
by Naoki Higashida 2005
3.88
63k+ ratings
🧩 Autism Spectrum🌈 Neurodiversity🔊 Sensory Processing
Homeschooled
by Stefan Merrill Block • 2026
His mother's homeschooling promised genius and freedom. It delivered a decade alone in a bedroom.
3.63
19k+
🏠 Homeschooling Memoir🔗 Parental Enmeshment🏝️ Childhood Isolation
Homeschooled Summary
Homeschooled 88%
His mother's homeschooling promised genius and freedom. It delivered a decade alone in a bedroom.
by Stefan Merrill Block 2026
3.63
19k+ ratings
🏠 Homeschooling Memoir🔗 Parental Enmeshment🏝️ Childhood Isolation
The Minds of Billy Milligan
by Daniel Keyes • 1981
Twenty-four selves, one body, and a crime that broke the legal definition of guilt.
4.27
36k+
🧠 Forensic Psychiatry🪞 Dissociative Identity💔 Childhood Trauma
The Minds of Billy Milligan Summary
The Minds of Billy Milligan 88%
Twenty-four selves, one body, and a crime that broke the legal definition of guilt.
by Daniel Keyes 1981
4.27
36k+ ratings
🧠 Forensic Psychiatry🪞 Dissociative Identity💔 Childhood Trauma
Buddha & the Borderline
by Kiera Van Gelder • 2010
BPD nearly killed her. Buddhist practice and a radical therapy brought her back.
4.11
5k+
🧠 Bpd Recovery🏥 Psychiatric Memoir🧰 Dbt Skills
Buddha & the Borderline Summary
Buddha & the Borderline 88%
BPD nearly killed her. Buddhist practice and a radical therapy brought her back.
by Kiera Van Gelder 2010
4.11
5k+ ratings
🧠 Bpd Recovery🏥 Psychiatric Memoir🧰 Dbt Skills
Against Depression
by Peter D. Kramer • 2005
Depression is not depth or creativity: it is brain damage, and treating it restores the self.
3.86
520
🏥 Clinical Depression🧠 Depression Biology🔄 Neuroplasticity And Mood
Against Depression Summary
Against Depression 88%
Depression is not depth or creativity: it is brain damage, and treating it restores the self.
by Peter D. Kramer 2005
3.86
520 ratings
🏥 Clinical Depression🧠 Depression Biology🔄 Neuroplasticity And Mood
Canaries Among Us
by Kayla Taylor • 2022
Her neurodivergent daughter was bullied. The school blamed her. A mother's fight for the truth.
4.26
227
🧠 Neurodiversity🎒 School Bullying🏛️ Institutional Betrayal
Canaries Among Us Summary
Canaries Among Us 88%
Her neurodivergent daughter was bullied. The school blamed her. A mother's fight for the truth.
by Kayla Taylor 2022
4.26
227 ratings
🧠 Neurodiversity🎒 School Bullying🏛️ Institutional Betrayal
Beyond Borderline
by John G. Gunderson • 2016
BPD is widely considered untreatable. The firsthand recovery stories here dismantle that myth.
3.80
405
🧠 Borderline Personality Disorder📖 Mental Illness Memoir🩹 Trauma And Recovery
Beyond Borderline Summary
Beyond Borderline 88%
BPD is widely considered untreatable. The firsthand recovery stories here dismantle that myth.
by John G. Gunderson 2016
3.80
405 ratings
🧠 Borderline Personality Disorder📖 Mental Illness Memoir🩹 Trauma And Recovery
Eat a Peach
by David Chang • 2020
A chef bets everything on a doomed noodle bar. It thrives; his mind unravels.
3.88
28k+
🍜 Chef Memoir🍽️ Restaurant Industry🧠 Bipolar Disorder
Eat a Peach Summary
Eat a Peach 88%
A chef bets everything on a doomed noodle bar. It thrives; his mind unravels.
by David Chang 2020
3.88
28k+ ratings
🍜 Chef Memoir🍽️ Restaurant Industry🧠 Bipolar Disorder
The Best Minds
by Jonathan Rosen • 2023
He was the face of schizophrenia recovery. Then he murdered his pregnant fiancée.
4.03
18k+
🌪️ Schizophrenia Narratives🔬 Forensic Psychiatry🏛️ Insanity Defense
The Best Minds Summary
The Best Minds 88%
He was the face of schizophrenia recovery. Then he murdered his pregnant fiancée.
by Jonathan Rosen 2023
4.03
18k+ ratings
🌪️ Schizophrenia Narratives🔬 Forensic Psychiatry🏛️ Insanity Defense
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