Madness : A Bipolar Life

from julyso

This book is Marya Hornbacher's real life story about living with bipolar. She describes her mania, her destructive behavior and the effects of her behavior on herself and all her loved ones. Her writing is intense and descriptive; it gives you an idea of what she is going through when she is in ...

from tommiescoggins

This is a book, not for the faint hearted. Written in first person, Hornbacher describes, in horrific detail, the ups and downs of her on-going bipolar life. Knowing someone who is also bipolar (Bipolar I, rapid cycling), this book left me with a vivid reality check of what can happen if you go a...

from WordMaven

Wow. What a ride. What a life. I first encountered Marya Hornbacher's work in her memoir of her eating disorder, WASTED. At that time, she didn't know she suffered from bipolar disorder (manic depression). Recently my life was indirectly affected by bipolar disorder, and I decided to do my homewo...

from Citizenjoyce

Marya Hornbacher has written several books. In her younger years she was treated for life threatening anorexia, but it turns out that her demand for perfection was a manifestation of type 1 rapid cycling bipolar disease. In her hypomanic phase Hornbacher can do anything: write 50 pages a day, lec...

from nieva21

Hornbacher's strength and honesty are remarkable, many in the mental health community may read this and think that humility and vulnerability could never be told all the way through in a memoir about a biochemical topic this way, without it appearing pathetic or appearing self-critical. Instead o...