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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
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Ding Dong Ditch and Crawdads
- Cousin Iris and the Official Bear Club
- Mason
- Voices
- The First Hospital
- Fifteen Years Later
- Three Months Later
- A Daughter’s Visit
- Paranoia
- Panic Attack
- Lisa’s Date with Mom
- Spa Fran
- On a High
- Negative Energy
- 51/50
- Not a Vacation
- Savior
- Allergic Reaction
- Sexually Harassed
- Butt Dance
- Pictures from Home
- Still Spinning
- Vote Obama or Hilary
- Back to the Drawing Board
- Rosa Maria
- White Sheet
- Bipolar Does Not Define Her
- Free Sex
- Zachariah
- Paranoid
- Bullied
- Weird Child
- Justin
- Justin’s First Manic Episode
- Justin’s Second Episode
- Joey
- Zoey
- Zoey Hid the Zap!
- Rina Swiveler
- The Switchover
- Bawling at Walgreens
- Paging Dr. Baxter
- Loved Ones and Healing
- Mania and Performance
- Author’s Final Thoughts
- Author’s Many Thanks