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Cargando... I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1979)por Barbara Gordon
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Mental Illness Barbara Gordon's groundbreaking memoir tells the extraordinary story of a woman who has it all, or thinks she does-a career as an Emmy-award-winning documentary producer, a man she loves, a world of friends, and a beautiful apartment in Manhattan. But beneath the facade, Barbara's life is spinning out of control. In spite of the pills prescribed by her doctor, a nameless terror disrupting her daily life intensifies until she is besieged by crippling anxiety attacks. A formerly strong, independent, successful woman, Barbara's life becomes a nightmare of paralysis and fear. When Barbara finds herself unable to leave her apartment or walk the streets of New York alone, she decides to take charge of her life. She doesn't want pills, she wants answers. Instead of ending her fears, quitting the medicine leads to the unraveling of what she thought was her perfect life, and Barbara becomes a casualty of a flawed and inept mental health system. Barbara had often spoken for the voiceless in her films, but she suddenly finds herself powerless, without a voice of her own. Though she feels frightened and misunderstood, the tenderness and love of another young patient, Jim, helps Barbara rediscover her voice and her identity. Esta reseña ha sido escrita para Sorteo de miembros LibraryThing. Barbara's story is fascinating. I found I couldn't put the book down.Barbara Gordon, a documentary producer finds herself addicted to Valium. The decision to just stop taking them cold turkey, causes such nuerosis in Barbara's mind. To watch the downfall of her entire life happen in a few short weeks, and then the many years it takes to rebuild everything. The woman is strong. Esta reseña ha sido escrita para Sorteo de miembros LibraryThing. This is a book about addiction. I think the book is more about mental illness than substance abuse. The author goes through many things, she is "lost to self". She is put into several mental institutions to find herself and to get over her addiction to Valium. It is a thought-provoking book that will stay with you long after you read it. I recommend this book to anyone with mental illness.sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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Barbara Gordon's groundbreaking memoir tells the extraordinary story of a woman who has it all, or thinks she does-a career as an Emmy-award-winning documentary producer, a man she loves, a world of friends, and a beautiful apartment in Manhattan. But beneath the façade, Barbara's life is spinning out of control. In spite of the pills prescribed by her doctor, a nameless terror disrupting her daily life intensifies until she is besieged by crippling anxiety attacks. A formerly strong, independent, successful woman, Barbara's life becomes a nightmare of paralysis and fear. When Barbara finds herself unable to leave her apartment or walk the streets of New York alone, she decides to take charge of her life. She doesn't want pills, she wants answers. Instead of ending her fears, quitting the medicine leads to the unraveling of what she thought was her perfect life, and Barbara becomes a casualty of a flawed and inept mental health system. Barbara had often spoken for the voiceless in her films, but she suddenly finds herself powerless, without a voice of her own. Though she feels frightened and misunderstood, the tenderness and love of another young patient, Jim, helps Barbara rediscover her voice and her identity. In the years since her memoir was first published, thousands of readers all over the world have read her book, followed her descent into hell, traveled with her along the bumpy road to recovery, and celebrated as she creates a new life. I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can is a strikingly honest look at a life gone off the rails. Throughout her journey, Gordon's hope and strength make her an incredible heroine worth rooting fo No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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she is ambiguous about mental hopitals and treatment. she finally got a psychiatrist she trusted bit many other patients had bad ones.
in my 30s i read snakepit and i never promised you a rose garden. i wanted to read dancing but it wasn't available. my mother didn't hate mental hospitals. she admitted herself many times. ( )