Rock steady : brilliant advice from my bipolar life / Ellen Forney.

  • Forney, Ellen
Date:
[2018]
  • Books

About this work

Description

"Rock steady: brilliant advice from my bipolar life is the eagerly awaited sequel/companion book to Forney's 2012 best-selling graphic memoir, Marbles: mania, depression, Michelangelo, and Me. Whereas Marbles was a memoir about her bipolar disorder, Rock Steady turns the focus outward, offering a self-help guide of tips, tricks and tools by someone who has been through it all and come through stronger for it"-- Amazon.com.

Publication/Creation

Seattle, Washington : Fantagraphics Books Inc., [2018]

Physical description

179 pages : chiefly black and white illustrations ; 23 cm

Contents

Introduction : Hello! -- Chapter 1. Basics : wide-ranging but totally doable whats & whys -- Chapter 2. Therapy : navigating your many options -- Chapter 3. Coping tools : Strategies & technique for steadying your mind & body -- Chapter 4. Insomnia : going to bed, getting to sleep, & sleeping all night -- Chapter 5. Dealing with meds : at home, while traveling, & side effects -- Chapter 6. The danger zone : identifying your warning signs & how to deal with them -- Chapter 7. You have company : finding like-minded people, getting beyond stigma, & knowing for sure that you're not alone -- Chapter 8. You rock : it's a lot of stuff but you got this!

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-177) and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    PVN.AL
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9781683961017
  • 1683961013