Download or read book The Other Side of Crazy written by Virginia Linn and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My life has been a series of mysteries. From a very early age, I was confronted with many challenges: psychological abuse, sexual abuse, and a range of mental disorders. I overcame many of these, but not without severe consequences.Schizophrenia is a chronic mental health condition characterized primarily by hallucinations (hearing and seeing things that aren't there) and delusions (false and fixed beliefs that are held regardless of contradictory evidence.) Schizoaffective disorder includes symptoms of schizophrenia as well as symptoms of a mood disorder such as mania (euphoria, racing thoughts, and insomnia) and depression (sadness, emptiness, and worthlessness). Dissociative identity disorder, or DID, is a mental process which produces a lack of connection in a person's actions, thoughts, feelings, memories, or sense of identity. My story is complicated. As a woman with a career in costume design and raising three boys with a husband I loved, I thought I was normal. Then, when I was 38, my life suddenly spiraled out of control. I experienced full-blown schizophrenia. Following my breakdown, I lived in multiple realities for a very long time. Little by little, through therapy and self-discovery, I returned to the reality other people shared. With time and effort, I wrote down my experiences and did everything I could to make them easy to understand.In my own hero's journey, I ventured into the labyrinth of insanity and back, and witnessed The Other Side of Crazy.
Download or read book Maps to the Other Side written by Sascha Altman DuBrul and published by Microcosm Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-29 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part mad manifesto, part revolutionary love letter, part freight train adventure story — Maps to the Other Side is a self-reflective shattered mirror, a twist on the classic punk rock travel narrative that searches for authenticity and connection in the lives of strangers and the solidarity and limitations of underground community. Beginning at the edge of the internet age, a time when radical zine culture prefigured social networking sites, these timely writings paint an illuminated trail through a complex labyrinth of undocumented migrants, anarchist community organizers, brilliant visionary artists, revolutionary seed savers, punk rock historians, social justice farmers, radical mental health activists, and iconoclastic bridge builders. This book is a document of one person’s odyssey to transform his experiences navigating the psychiatric system by building community in the face of adversity; a set of maps for how rebels and dreamers can survive and thrive in a crazy world.
Download or read book This Side of Crazy written by Allen Johnson and published by Wellness Institute, Inc.. This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of simple and heart warming essays is about growing up, falling in love, and getting along with others. Spanning the author's life from boyhood to adult, the stories offer entertaining and gentle reminders of how we can become fully human and alive. The narratives are both funny and poignant, providing insights into personal integrity, interpersonal depth, and the elixer to life's toughest battles, good humor.
Download or read book The Other Side of Impossible written by Susannah Meadows and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "True stories about people who triumphed over seemingly impossible medical diagnoses using untraditional, inventive therapies and perseverance--and about what scientists are discovering on the psychology of healing and the mind-body connection--from the author of the New York Times Magazine article about her own son, 'The Boy with the Thorn in his Joints,' which led to this book about other families"
Download or read book The Other Side of Dark written by Sarah Smith and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katie Mullens is known as the weird kid. Dead dad. Dead mom. Loner. Maybe crazy. Always drawing in her sketch pad, and she talks to herself—or at least that’s what it looks like. But Katie is talking to real people…they’re just dead. Law Walker is drawn to Katie when he sees the sketch she’s made of a historic home—the way it looked before it burned. Law soon discovers that Katie’s sight goes beyond death, and what she sees reveals the strange, twisted history of a famous Boston family’s connection to the illegal post-emancipation slave trade. Past, present. Living, dead. Black, white. This is a powerhouse debut about ugly histories, unlikely romances, and seeing people—alive and otherwise—for who they really are.
Download or read book You re Not F Cking Crazy written by Kendra Bergman and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2023-04-18 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are not crazy simply because we see images or hear voices in our mind. When our Logical Brain thinks about it, it cannot rationalize what is happening. Our Egoic Mind jumps into action, convincing us we couldn’t possibly be having these experiences and certainly shouldn’t tell people about them. Our Egoic Mind knows these things sound crazy, “whackadoo”, “woo-woo,” out there, or impossible. Humanity is waking up to the reality that our Egoic Mind doesn’t know what is or is not possible. My generation was told, “Be careful what you say, or they’ll put you in the funny farm,” (meaning mental institution). Back then, little was known about mental health. The general public was simply taught that they lock up the crazy people. ‘They’ was assumed to be the courts and ‘crazy people’ were those who acted or thought outside of societal norms. If you were crazy, it was understood that the police would come to your home, put you in a straitjacket, and haul you away to an institution where doctors would run experiments and medicate you, while they attempted a cure. Obviously that wasn’t accurate, even back then. Now, scientists and doctors have studied the brain and human behavior to understand that not everything people experience that isn’t understood by our Egoic Mind is mental illness; this is exactly the reason I want you, the person reading this book, to share your experiences and accept you are not f*cking crazy.
Download or read book Crazy Horse written by The Edward Clown Family and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A family account of the life of Tashunke Witko, their great Sioux relative . . . For the first time, the Clown family members tell their oral history.”—True West The Edward Clown family, nearest living relatives to the Lakota war leader, presents the family tales and memories told to them about their famous grandfather. In many ways the oral history differs from what has become the standard and widely accepted biography of Crazy Horse. The family clarifies the inaccuracies and shares their story about the past, including what it means to them to be Lakota, the family genealogy, the life of Crazy Horse and his motivations, his death, and why they chose to keep quiet with their knowledge for so long before finally deciding to tell the truth as they know it. This book is a compelling addition to the body of works about Crazy Horse and the complicated and often conflicting events of that time period in American History. “For the first time the first-hand account of Crazy Horse is told . . . The stories were faithfully passed down through the generations . . . It includes Crazy Horse’s account of the last moments of Custer and the near-killing of Maj. Marcus Reno by Crazy Horse’s father.”—Capital Journal “After many years of keeping quiet, the family of Lakota warrior Crazy Horse decided to tell their story of his life and legacy . . . The truth behind the history of Crazy Horse—an iconic Native American warrior—until recently has been kept hidden for more than a century.”—The Monroe News
Download or read book Crazy Horse written by Mari Sandoz and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crazy Horse, the legendary military leader of the Oglala Sioux whose personal power and social nonconformity contributed to his reputation as being ?strange,? fought in many famous battles, including the Little Bighorn, and held out tirelessly against the U.S. government?s efforts to confine the Lakotas to reservations. Finally, in the spring of 1877 he surrendered, only to meet a violent death. More than a century later Crazy Horse continues to hold a special place in the hearts and minds of his people. Mari Sandoz offers a powerful evocation of the long-ago world and enduring spirit of Crazy Horse. Chosen as a 2007 One Book, One Nebraska selection, this edition of Crazy Horse includes discussion questions and a comprehensive glossary to enhance the reader's experience with this classic Sandoz text.
Download or read book And I Thought I Was Crazy Quirks Idiosyncrasies and Meshugaas written by Judy Reiser and published by Judy Reiser. This book was released on 2001 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you go nuts if hangers aren't all facing in the same direction; refuse to take the top neswpaper on a stack (even if it's in perfect condition); insist on the toilet paper hanging towards the front? People do the darndest things! Laugh. Chortle & gasp at people's quirks.
Download or read book The Crazy Quilt Handbook written by Judith Baker Montano and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2001 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes how-to information.
Download or read book The Death of Crazy Horse written by Richard G. Hardorff and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eyewitness and newspaper accounts describe the surrender and death of Crazy Horse, a charismatic and influential Ogala Sioux Indian and non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, who was apparently stabbed in the back.
Download or read book The Crazy Quilt Handbook Revised written by Judith Baker Montano and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2001-10-15 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create your own heirloom crazy quilts with help from world-famous expert Judith Baker Montano! This classic guide has been updated in full color. New projects, new photography, and up-to-the-minute techniques make the process more user-friendly than ever. 3 new designs for a total of 10 beautiful projects to get you started, including wallhangings, jewelry, and an evening bag. Judith walks you through the process of putting together a crazy quilt using her unique center piece method, showing you how to choose fabrics and lay the foundation, to adding decorative details and solving problems. Detailed instructions for traditional embroidery stitches, beading, lace, fabric painting, and other creative embellishments. Dozens of color photos of stunning crazy quilts, wearables, accessories, and more. Features historical notes on crazy quilting, an illustrated stitch dictionary, and exciting crazy quilting embellishments
Download or read book Designs for Crazy Daisy Winder Crochet Time Cut in Half written by Esther Parnell Hewlett and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-07-11 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Designs for Crazy Daisy Winder : Crochet Time Cut in Half" by Esther Parnell Hewlett. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Download or read book Barbara Randle s Crazy Quilting With Attitude written by Barbara Randle and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-07-23 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're searching for a fresh approach to the age-old art of crazy quilting, look no further than Barbara Randle's Crazy Quilting with Attitude. Here are throw pillows, lampshades, purses, scarves - lots of artsy projects your great grandmother could never have imagined! Included are chapters on traditional crazy quilting techniques, how to choose and mix colors, and some embellishment ideas that will take your creations over the top. • Over 12 fun and fast crazy quilting projects to make • Clear, easy step-by-step directions and abundant photographs • Great tips on color combinations and glitzy, gorgeous embellishments
Download or read book Goodbye Miramar written by Hector R. Valles and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book starts in the neighborhood of Miramar in San Juan, Puerto Rico towards the end of the 1960s It begins in midst of a relationship between two college students. The woman is Susan Ruiz, the daughter of a well known artist of the time, who is seeped in European culture: and her male counterpart is Hector Ramon Martinez, the son of a renown medical doctor who lives in Ocean Park, a neighborhood of established professionals. The novel takes place in the middle of the intellectual, political, and drug culture of the time. Hector Ramon Martinez, who aspires to be a writer, but who suffers a severe mental breakdown, is sent to Spain where he is hospitalized in the Esquerdo Sanatorium before he drifts through different cities in an attempt to find himself, in a valid reason for his life. The two of them will meet again in New York University in Manhattan where even though they are in the process of drafting their doctoral dissertations, they walk and talk the streets of the Big Apple without a clear idea of what they can become. The result for him, at any rate, is this convoluted text.
Download or read book Barbara Randle s More Crazy Quilting with Attitude written by Barbara Randle and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-07-22 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of crazy quilting will happily lose themselves in the exciting world of Barbara Randle's More Crazy Quilting with Attitude. In this follow-up to Randle's wildly popular Barbara Randle's Crazy Quilting with Attitude, quilters learn three trendy techniques for crazy quilting and embellishing, along with tips for designing their own handbags. Featured in this ultimate crazy-quilting reference are 14 projects, including a throw, diaper bag and a variety of handbags plus a gallery with tips for customizing clothing and home decor. Quilting enthusiasts of all skill levels will benefit from Randle's easy-to-follow instructions, demonstrated in more than 60 illustrations and 100+ stunning color photos. Plus, full-size patterns for two handbag projects are included with this must-have resource!
Download or read book The Crazy Ape written by Albert Szent-Györgyi and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Szent-Györgyi concerns himself with the underlying forces and conditions that have prevented the realization of the higher possibilities of the American Dream, and, by extension, of all mankind. He addresses himself especially to the youth of the world in his attempt to show how man, the more he progresses technologically, seems the more to regress psychologically and socially, until he resembles his primate ancestors in a state of high schizophrenia. The fundamental question asked by this book is: why is it that most of the scientific research that is done to elevate human life serves in the end to destroy it? That this phenomenon exists is unarguable. How to alter it is the problem the author tackles. He finds the possibility, indeed the instrument of our survival, in our youth. Dr. Szent-Györgyi calls upon the youth the world over to organize and exercise their power to create a new world. He implores them not to waste their energies in petulance and frustration—the world is ripe for the radical changes needed for man’s survival, and for youth to fritter away their opportunity would be to compound the tragedy and seal the fate of mankind.
