Welcome to the Jungle, Revised Edition
A Bipolar Guide from a Bipolar Person
Welcome to the Jungle has a greater focus on bipolar people, not the diagnosis: the ways in which each person can find his or her own way through the extreme emotional states and intense experiences that we are calling “bipolar”—whether that means medication or meditation, psychiatrists or vision quests, good sleep or good all-night dancing, or a little bit of everything.
An honest, relatable book that can help you figure out how to live your life with bipolar disorder. Many bipolar books are too clinical, too alarmist, and too clearly written for family members and caretakers of people diagnosed with this mood disorder. Welcome to the Jungle is different. Author Hilary Smith wrote this guide because it is the book she wishes she'd been given when she was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder. It answers questions, points to resources, and most of all, comes from someone who understands what it’s like to be thrown off course by an overwhelming mental health issue—and what to do afterwards.
Know that you are not alone—and that many paths can lead to healing. Just like for everyone else, there are many, many paths that bipolar people can take in life. Learn more about how to live your own life with a mental illness using the help of the insights in Welcome to the Jungle, which covers topics such as:
- Wrapping your head around triggers, causes of mood swings, medications, and therapists
- Recovering from mental breakdowns, manic moments, and major depressive episodes
- Living your life beyond the diagnosis—and helping your family to do the same
Readers of bipolar mental health books like The Bipolar Workbook, Rock Steady, or OMG That's Me! will love the devastatingly on-target, honest insights offered in Welcome to the Jungle.
*This book is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent any illness or act as a substitute for advice from a doctor or psychiatrist.*
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Book details
- Author
- Hilary T. Smith
- Imprint
- Conari Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 224
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Psychology › Psychopathology › Bipolar Disorder
Self-Help › Mood Disorders › Bipolar Disorder
Biography & Autobiography › Memoirs - Topics
- bipolar disorder · mental illness · mood disorders · personal memoir · alternative approaches · identifying triggers · positive living · mental health self-help
- ISBN-13
- 9781573246958
About the author
HILARY T. SMITH holds a BA in English Literature from the University of British Columbia and is the author of Welcome to the Jungle.
Smith wrote Welcome to the Jungle as the book she wished she had been given when she was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder, drawing on her own experience with the condition since her late teens.
When she’s not writing, Smith can be reached by readers at bipolarjungle@gmail.com, welcoming comments and letters from those who connect with her work. Her writing grows directly from living with bipolar disorder.
Hilary lives on the West Coast of the USA.