Me and Her: A Memoir of Madness
Me and, #1
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Ailments & Diseases, Mental Health, Health, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Karen Tyrrell | ISBN: | 9780987274014 |
| Publisher: | Digital Future Press | Publication: | May 12, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Karen Tyrrell |
| ISBN: | 9780987274014 |
| Publisher: | Digital Future Press |
| Publication: | May 12, 2012 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
How does a bullied teacher recover from Bipolar and PTSD? An Australian teacher reveals how she’s repeatedly harassed and bullied by parents at her school to breaking point, triggering bipolar disorder and PTSD. In a fit of desperation, she escapes and runs. Police and medical professionals discover her hiding in a lonely motel, forcing her into the frightening world of the psychiatric system. Karen reveals her relationship with her psychologist, her pitch-black manic dreams and her two personas. ME ─ wife, mother, writer and teacher. HER ─ manic, psychic, healer to the living, telepathic to the dead, and she’s very psychotic. How did she reclaim her life? REVIEWS: "Brisbane teacher who cared too much, ended up in psychiatric facility. A warning to all. Make a great movie!" --Spencer Howson: ABC Radio
"Karen’s story of courage and inspiration. The impact of mental illness and the joy of recovery." -Richard Nelson, CEO of Queensland Alliance of Mental Health. *5 STAR REVIEWS: Endorsed by CEO’s Mental Health organizations, psychologists, teachers and counsellors. WINNER: Mental Health achievement award.
How does a bullied teacher recover from Bipolar and PTSD? An Australian teacher reveals how she’s repeatedly harassed and bullied by parents at her school to breaking point, triggering bipolar disorder and PTSD. In a fit of desperation, she escapes and runs. Police and medical professionals discover her hiding in a lonely motel, forcing her into the frightening world of the psychiatric system. Karen reveals her relationship with her psychologist, her pitch-black manic dreams and her two personas. ME ─ wife, mother, writer and teacher. HER ─ manic, psychic, healer to the living, telepathic to the dead, and she’s very psychotic. How did she reclaim her life? REVIEWS: "Brisbane teacher who cared too much, ended up in psychiatric facility. A warning to all. Make a great movie!" --Spencer Howson: ABC Radio
"Karen’s story of courage and inspiration. The impact of mental illness and the joy of recovery." -Richard Nelson, CEO of Queensland Alliance of Mental Health. *5 STAR REVIEWS: Endorsed by CEO’s Mental Health organizations, psychologists, teachers and counsellors. WINNER: Mental Health achievement award.
