Summary:

When Marya Hornbacher published her first book, Wasted: A Memoir of
Anorexia and Bulimia, she did not yet have the piece of shattering
knowledge that would finally make sense of the chaos of her life. At
age twenty-four, Hornbacher was diagnosed with Type I rapid-cycle
bipolar, the most severe form of bipolar disorder.In Madness,
Hornbacher tells her new story. Through scenes of astonishing
visceral and emotional power, she takes us inside her own desperate
attempts to counteract violently careening mood swings by
self-starvation, substance abuse, numbing sex, and self-mutilation.
How Hornbacher fights her way up from a madness that all but destroys
her, and what it is like to live in a difficult and sometimes
beautiful life and marriage—where bipolar always beckons—is at the
center of this brave and heart-stopping memoir. Millions of people in
America today are struggling with a variety of disorders that may
disguise their bipolar disease. Marya Hornbacher's fiercely
self-aware portrait revolutionizes our understanding of this
all-too-common, all-too-misunderstood disorder.

Classification:

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Dewey Class: 920 -- Biography, genealogy, insignia

Book Details:

Physical Description: 5.3"x8.0"x0.9"; 0.7 lb; 320 pages
Edition Info: Paperback; 2009-04-01

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