Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (960 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385343809 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"The Vonnegut tradition of humor carried on - hi-ho, so it goes" according to Timothy J. Bazzett. This book will make you smile, smirk, chuckle and laugh out loud. It will also make you wince, perhaps in recognition, but certainly in sympathy. Because Mark Vonnegut's road to finding some measure of peace in his sixty-three years of life has been filled with bumps, collisions and countless stretches of "under construction." One would think that being the son of a famous author like Kurt Vonnegut would have made for an easy and charmed life. Nope. As it turns out mental illness ran in Vonnegut's family on both sides probably bac. Easy to Read, Worth the Read. I appreciated Dr. Vonnegut's candor and humor. To live with a chronic mental condition is a scary road for me even after 20 yrs. To read of another's experiences somehow gave me a few more "aha moments" to help fine tune my own path. The book is an intelligent, poignant and honest view of coping with mental health issues. A pleasure to read.. "None of us are entirely well, and none of us are irrevocably sick." Kcorn Mark Vonnegut, son of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., first wrote about his struggle with mental illness in The Eden Express. His newest book has an updated focus, written from a seasoned perspective, with doses of humor which make the book very engaging. To get a fuller perspective about how the newer volume fits into Mark's life, I'd strongly suggest reading The Eden Express first. No, it isn't necessary, but does add perspective and a historical comparison between views about mental health in the 70s and now. It also makes it easier to gra
At the late age of twenty-eight and after nineteen rejections, he is finally accepted to Harvard Medical School, where he gains purpose, a life, and some control over his condition. Here is Mark’s life childhood as the son of a struggling writer, as well as the world after Mark was released from a mental hospital. There are the manic episodes, during which he felt burdened with saving the world, juxtaposed against the real-world responsibilities of running a pediatric practice.Ultimately a tribute to the small, daily, and positive parts of a life interrupted by bipolar disorder, Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only Mo
"No shame. You can try but you don’t just get to get over mental illness at age twenty-five, go to medical school, write a book, get married and call it a wrap.In the seventies I was in so in love with the medical model I almost thought I had invented it. Mark Vonnegut on Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More SoI wrote Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So because I was increasingly annoyed with my younger self, who had wrapped up everything with a bow. Now, the medical model has morphed into "Shut up and take your pills." What passes for care is medication, medication, and more medication, the purpose of which is only incidentally and occasionally to help the patient get a life.Much of mental illness is genetic, but I’m now quite sure there are people with more or less the same genetics I hav