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By Mangai

ISBN: 978-1-78382-002-3
Published: 2013
Pages: 143
Key Themes: Mental Health, Bipolar Disorder, Manic Depression, Diary

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WHAT A JOURNEY , I HAVE TRAVELLED! , TELLS OF THE FAITH TEST AND ENDURANCE STORY OF MANGAI . HOW SHE GOT HEALED THE FIRST TIME ,WITHIN 28 DAYS , THEN THE STRUGGLE AND ENDURANCE FOR A YEAR, OF SIDE EFFECTS OF MOOD STABILISING MEDICATIONS.

IN ERROR DUE TO ISOLATING HERSELF FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS, HOW SHE FELL INTO SEVERE DEPRESSION AND INSOMNIA, SUFFERING FOR ANOTHER 10 MONTHS , 24 HOURS AND 7 DAYS A WEEK, NONSTOP .

THE BOOK TELLS OF HOW HOW SHE GOT HEALED THE SECOND TIME ROUND, IN HOSPITAL, GOD USING THE SAME PSYCHIATRIST AND NURSING STAFF,WITHIN 12 DAYS. NOT FORGETTING THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF MEDICATION AND RIGHT MENTAL ATTITUDE, OF WANTING TO SURVIVE AND BE “A VICTOR OF DEPRESSION AND NOT A VICTIM OF DEPRESSION”.

IT SHOWS HOW “THERE IS NO MAJIC PILL”, AND THAT ONE MUST NOT IGNORE MEDICATION AND EXPERT DOCTORS, BUT COORPERATE WITH MEDICATION, BY BEING POSITIVE AND SAYING POSITIVE THINGS ABOUT THEMSELVES , ENSURING THE ENVIRONMENT IS CONDUSIVE, FOR THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL HEALING PROCESS TO BE COMPLETE.