Laura J

A great contribution

Revisado: 08-21-23

I have read a lot about OCD and I know people that have it, but I really had no idea of what it could feel like to experience it. The author lets us enter her brain and hear every thought while she was ill, over a period of several months. It was really stressful to listen to the first half of the book, as her OCD experience was stressful and even cruel. Once the diagnosis and healing therapies began, I could barely put it down. The author offers such hope and encouragement through sharing her story. I think this book will help OCD sufferers, mental health practitioners, family members, and anyone who is interested. Well done!

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Didn't make it through

Revisado: 07-20-21

The story line was decent enough, but I could not get myself to care about any of the characters. Lots of endlessly gorgeous and shallow people. It seemed an attempt to combine romance novel (which I never read) with murder mystery. It wasn't returnable because it was from the 2-for-1 sale, so I gave up and accepted the loss.

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Thank you!

Revisado: 08-02-18

I work as a para-professional in the mental health system, and this book was enormously helpful. Andrew gives us a look from the inside of a person with bipolar disorder, both when the illness was not managed, and later when he is managing it. My understanding, knowledge and compassion are greatly increased because of his sharing. He brings practical information and hope to all who deal with mental illness. Narration was fast - I had to slow it down to .75 to listen. Loved this book!

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Sobering

Revisado: 06-01-18

Lauren Slater was very thorough in her research of the history of mental health treatments. Her reviews of psychotropic drugs have extra meaning, since she is also a "client" who has experienced many of these drugs herself. I work in the mental health field as a counselor so the science of how each drug works in the brain was immensely helpful. I finished the book with more caution about the use of any drug than I was before (hence my review tile), and more open to hallucinogenics for certain cases. Very interesting read.

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Delicious!

Revisado: 06-01-18

I loved Steinbeck's depth of characters and how each has something dark or surprising about them. I did a lot of self reflection when I read this book. Steinbeck also has a wicked sense of humor! Loved everything about this read.

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A bit too much self absorption

Revisado: 05-01-18

The process of medical training was interesting, as were many of the patient stories, but I tired of the constant stream of insecurities the author shared. The fear of being inexperienced in a high pressure environment was clearly understood and could have used up less space in an otherwise nice read.

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