Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life

Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life

With candor and humor, a manic-depressive Iranian-American Muslim woman chronicles her experiences with both clinical and cultural bipolarity.
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Born to Persian parents at the height of the Islamic Revolution and raised amid a vibrant, loving, and gossipy Iranian diaspora in the American heartland, Melody Moezzi was bound for a bipolar life. At 18, she began battling a severe physical illness, and her community stepped up, filling her hospital rooms with roses, lilies and hyacinths.
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But when she attempted suicide and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, there were no flowers. Despite several stays in psychiatric hospitals, bombarded with tranquilizers, mood-stabilizers, and anti-psychotics, she was encouraged to keep her illness a secretâ€”by both her family and an increasingly callous and indifferent medical establishment. Refusing to be ashamed or silenced, Moezzi became an outspoken advocate, determined to fight the stigma surrounding mental illness and reclaim her life along the way.
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Both an irreverent memoir and a rousing call to action, Haldol and Hyacinths is the moving story of a woman who refused to become a victim. Moezzi reports from the frontlines of an invisible world, as seen through a unique and fascinating cultural lens. A powerful, funny, and moving narrative, Haldol and Hyacinths is a tribute to the healing power of hope and humor.
Country USA
Brand AVERY
Manufacturer Penguin Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber unknown
Color Sky/Pale blue
ReleaseDate 2014-07-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781583335505

Country	USA
Brand	AVERY
Manufacturer	Penguin Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	unknown
Color	Sky/Pale blue
ReleaseDate	2014-07-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781583335505

Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life

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