Laughing and Crying Alone
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Laughing and Crying Alone

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eBook - ePub

Laughing and Crying Alone

About this book

A mother's inspiring story of learning to live with bipolar disorder

Three months after the birth of her third child, Lisa experienced her first manic episode. It was only the beginning. As Lisa slowly unravels, her husband Zachariah is there but cannot reach her. After being hospitalized and diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Lisa must learn to navigate life and motherhood with a mental illness, staying afloat with Zachariah's enduring love and support.

In Laughing and Crying Alone, we are offered a compelling account of the struggles associatedwith bipolar disorder. Alternately heartbreaking and uplifting, we follow Lisa through the laughter and the tears. Exploring Lisa's feelings of isolation, Luck provides compassion and validation to those with mental illness while shedding a much-needed light on mental health. And through it all, we see a wife and mother come to terms with the uncertainties of living with bipolar disorder and reemerge to embrace the new normal with confidence and ease.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Ding Dong Ditch and Crawdads
  6. Cousin Iris and the Official Bear Club
  7. Mason
  8. Voices
  9. The First Hospital
  10. Fifteen Years Later
  11. Three Months Later
  12. A Daughter’s Visit
  13. Paranoia
  14. Panic Attack
  15. Lisa’s Date with Mom
  16. Spa Fran
  17. On a High
  18. Negative Energy
  19. 51/50
  20. Not a Vacation
  21. Savior
  22. Allergic Reaction
  23. Sexually Harassed
  24. Butt Dance
  25. Pictures from Home
  26. Still Spinning
  27. Vote Obama or Hilary
  28. Back to the Drawing Board
  29. Rosa Maria
  30. White Sheet
  31. Bipolar Does Not Define Her
  32. Free Sex
  33. Zachariah
  34. Paranoid
  35. Bullied
  36. Weird Child
  37. Justin
  38. Justin’s First Manic Episode
  39. Justin’s Second Episode
  40. Joey
  41. Zoey
  42. Zoey Hid the Zap!
  43. Rina Swiveler
  44. The Switchover
  45. Bawling at Walgreens
  46. Paging Dr. Baxter
  47. Loved Ones and Healing
  48. Mania and Performance
  49. Author’s Final Thoughts
  50. Author’s Many Thanks