Author: R Mccullai
Publisher: Chipmunkapublishing
Keywords: dispossessed
Number of Pages: 88
Published: 2006-01-01
List price: $18.00
ISBN-10: 1905610955
ISBN-13: 9781905610952

A Diary of Despair by Rosamund McCullain Published: 2006 Pages: 88 Description This book tells Rosamund’s story as she journeys through experiences of mental distress and bad treatment at the hands of the mental health system. The book ends on a note of hope and survivor solidarity. A whole range of issues are covered, from conditions in in-patient facilities, drug treatment, stigma and discrimination, the impact of suicide and self-harm, the quality of community mental healthcare to the eventual partial recovery of the Rosamund’s condition and how she has managed to achieve this.

Author: B Benjamin
Publisher: Chipmunkapublishing
Keywords: midnight, madness
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2006-05-05
List price: $21.00
ISBN-10: 1905610491
ISBN-13: 9781905610495

by Bianca Benjamin ISBN 13: 978-1-905610-49-5 Published: 2006 Pages: 100 Description This is the story of an actual encounter with deep, dark and largely unexplained forces. Not a nice comfortable story with a happy ending but rather a raw, emotional journey littered with the sort of trials and challenges most of us will be fortunate enough never to have to face. Bianca is a schizophrenic, she has spent much of her life in hospital, battling her illness. This is her unique story. About the Author Bianca Benjamin’s first mental breakdown in her early fifties, her subs

Author: K Edwards
Publisher: Chipmunkapublishing
Keywords: mouth, horse, psychosis
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2007-03-03
List price: $17.00
ISBN-10: 1847471927
ISBN-13: 9781847471925

By Kenneth Edwards Psychosis From The Horse’s Mouth ISBN: 978-1-84747-192-5 Published: 2007 Pages: 131 Key Themes: philosophy, psychosis, psychiatry, schizo-effective disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) Description When my psychiatrist suggested to me that I compile my experiences in a book, I thought, "This is flattering, but I cannot do it. What to him is clinically interesting, to me is so painful I cannot possibly get it down on paper." But now I have done it. However, the doctor did not anticipate two things which define the book. First, it seems to me that it

Author: D Singh
Publisher: Chipmunkapublishing
Keywords: love, sutra, kama
Number of Pages: 220
Published: 2008-03-03
List price: $18.00
ISBN-10: 184747411X
ISBN-13: 9781847474117

Description This collection of short stories shows a rear glimpse into human nature with its beauty, ugliness and sufferings. These cover a variety of topics--life, love, dejection, horror and humour. Confronting despair with courage may lead to its transcendence. Tales of high literary value and entertainment. These will be enjoyed by variety of people. About the Author Durlabh Singh is a writer and a poet living in London. He has been widely published in over 300 publications worldwide. He deals with literature of innovation and depth. His artworks are in collections both in priva

Author: Will Beswick
Publisher: Chipmunkapublishing
Keywords: works, mind
Number of Pages: 236
Published: 2007-10-10
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 1847474381
ISBN-13: 9781847474384

BASED ON THE WEBSITE AWARDED 5* BY THE UK ’MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION’ "’This is an illness caused by the fear of losing control. Ironically, we achieve exactly the opposite of what we set out to achieve - as when we are ’actually’ in the process of ’cutting-off’ from our thoughts, we then decide to take a second look or run away.’ - Will Beswick Description Has the ’secret of the mind’ been uncovered as a by-product of one persons experiences/recovery from destructive anxiety? Will’s ’C.O.P.A.S.T’ (Concept of P

Author: T Rogalla
Publisher: Chipmunkapublishing
Keywords: grandeur, delusions
Number of Pages: 164
Published: 2007-02-02
List price: $18.00
ISBN-10: 1847471129
ISBN-13: 9781847471123

By Talmadge Rogalla ISBN: 9781847471123 Published: 2007 Pages: 77 Key Themes: schizophrenia, psychosis Description Taldmadge’s brave and extraordinarily honest account of life with schizophrenia was written to reveal the inner workings of that most misundertsood of mental disorders. The author hopes the trip into insanity will enlighten people as they experience life inside a psychotic mind. This book was exceptionally difficult to write as the writing in itself provoked Talmadge’s condition. About the Author Talmadge Rogalla was born in September 1968 in his grandpar

Author: S Walter
Publisher: Chipmunkapublishing
Keywords: approaching, train, fast
Number of Pages: 172
Published: 2007-01-01
List price: $18.00
ISBN-10: 1847470912
ISBN-13: 9781847470911

Breaking Away From Breaking Down By Steve Walter ISBN: 9781847470911 Published: 2007 Pages: 171 Key Themes: manic depression, bi-polar disorder, breakdown Description FAST TRAIN APPROACHING. is a novella length autobiographical story of breakdown and survival. The text is interspersed with poems, which represent a form of compressed experience and a thread of continuity throughout the book. FAST TRAIN APPROACHING. is a frank and open account spanning the decade from Steve’s first breakdown in 1997 (when he was diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder) to the present day. Th