Offering an illuminating tracing of his personal journey through mental illness, author B. Robert Jameson’s Transcending Bi Polar Disorder: My Own True Story of Recovery From Mental Illness provides a profound read which delves into the Bi-polar disordered mind and the healing of it.
Divided into two parts, this book initially starts as a memoir within which author Jameson traces and elucidates the signs, symptoms, as well as potential causes for his often stigmatized mental disorder, Bi-Polar Disorder. Moreover, part two of the book examines author B. Robert Jameson’s intriguing journey to recovery, aptly exemplifying the healing methods that worked for him, much of which dwelled in the realms of spirituality, including the supernatural. …show more content…
Robert Jameson was on a very successful path, with the promise of much more to come. Altogether, he was a man with a wonderful life, a loving wife and a growing family. So what broke him down? What factors culminated in his storm of mental illness? In part one, author Jameson looks back in retrospect, unabashedly sharing the elements of his initial trigger which led to his spiraling into mental illness. He also explores his stints of hospitalizations, reactions to medications, his encounters with alternative healing methods, as well as the heartbreaking effects on his family, career and coworkers.
Altogether Transcending Bi Polar disorder: My Own True Story of Recovery From Mental Illness by author B Robert Jameson was an absolutely fascinating read, within which I found myself completely immersed in his spiraling world filled with highs and lows. His healing through spiritual modalities is nothing short of amazing. As a whole, this work presents a lucid, well-written offering, examining the complexities of mental illness and the ways of healing from
Divided into two parts, this book initially starts as a memoir within which author Jameson traces and elucidates the signs, symptoms, as well as potential causes for his often stigmatized mental disorder, Bi-Polar Disorder. Moreover, part two of the book examines author B. Robert Jameson’s intriguing journey to recovery, aptly exemplifying the healing methods that worked for him, much of which dwelled in the realms of spirituality, including the supernatural. …show more content…
Robert Jameson was on a very successful path, with the promise of much more to come. Altogether, he was a man with a wonderful life, a loving wife and a growing family. So what broke him down? What factors culminated in his storm of mental illness? In part one, author Jameson looks back in retrospect, unabashedly sharing the elements of his initial trigger which led to his spiraling into mental illness. He also explores his stints of hospitalizations, reactions to medications, his encounters with alternative healing methods, as well as the heartbreaking effects on his family, career and coworkers.
Altogether Transcending Bi Polar disorder: My Own True Story of Recovery From Mental Illness by author B Robert Jameson was an absolutely fascinating read, within which I found myself completely immersed in his spiraling world filled with highs and lows. His healing through spiritual modalities is nothing short of amazing. As a whole, this work presents a lucid, well-written offering, examining the complexities of mental illness and the ways of healing from