Description

By Lorraine Blackburn

ISBN: 978-1-84747-113-0
Published: 2007
Pages: 145
Key Themes: self-harm, mental health services, recovery, hope, autobiographical

Description

This book gives an interesting account of Lorraines life which involved going into hospital, self-harming, etc. It portrays the uncertainty she felt and how she tried to understand herself. The aim of this book is to make lay people and professionals more aware of this issue and to let other patients know that they are not alone. It gives you hope and sees people with poor mental health as survivors rather than sufferers.

About the Author

Lorraine Blackburn is 35 years of age and has bi-polar disorder. She was wrongly diagnosed for 18 years with clinical depression. She has now overcome her condition and wants people to know that they are not alone.