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Title: Why Am I Up, Why Am I Down? by Roger Granet ISBN: 0-440-23465-4 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 10 August, 1999 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.92 (12 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Recommended
Comment: The paradox of bipolar disorder baffles its victims with its manic highs and depressive lows, plaguing as many as two million Americans. Since bipolar disorder (previously known as manic depression) has often been misdiagnosed as depression, many patients have had a difficult if not impossible task of understanding and managing this condition. WHY AM I UP, WHY AM I DOWN explores the nature of this illness, including who is at risk and where to get help. In simple terms, this often complex and devastating condition becomes comprehensible and hopefully manageable.
For readers looking for basic information regarding the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder, WHY AM I UP, WHY AM I DOWN is a useful resource. All the practical information one needs to begin education oneself is concisely presented in a question/answer format that reads quickly. However, readers expecting information beyond the basics will be well advised to continue their search elsewhere. There is little here for those who wish to live successfully with the illness. Moreover, the dry, clinical tone lends an air of bleakness, failing to recognize the large number of people diagnosed as bipolar that live healthy, successfully lives. Nevertheless, for readers seeking a beginner's understanding of mental illness and a guide through the morass of finding help, WHY AM I UP, WHY AM I DOWN will provide the practical advise needed to make a start.
Rating: 5
Summary: Glad I read it!
Comment: I have recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder after being misdiagnosed with depression for 10 years and this book made a lot of sense. I liked that it addressed the suicide issue, because most books don't mention suicide hardly at all. It stated that bipolar disorder is the #1 reason for suicide in the U.S. The book is easy to read and very interesting for the bipolar person. I also read my husband some of the pertinent stuff I thought he should know. I learned a lot about ECT. It is obviously written by people who know what they're talking about.
Rating: 2
Summary: Don't hide from me, Dr. Granet
Comment: I used to be a patient of Dr. Granet and I liked him until he quit seeing me. I don't know what I did, but I feel like I'm slipping off the deep end right now and about to lose it. I think I kind of scared him with my bouts of eupohoria where I couldn't get any higher - only to be followed by my knife episodes and cutting myself. I only brought my butcher knife to my appointment once, Dr. Granet. What's the big deal, I only hurt myself, anyway! If it's any solace, I did enjoy your other book(as I told you many times) May the Circle Be Unbroken, The Vegetarian Life.
Anyway, this book is too boring - nothing like seeing Dr. Granet in person. It'll just have to do for now, I guess. If anyone has BPD, email me and let's talk. I guess I could use some help or something.
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