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Hilary T.Smith

Welcome to the Jungle

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An honest, relatable guide that can help you figure out how to live your life with bipolar disorder, from a bipolar author.
Welcome to the Jungle focuses 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.
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.
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 therapistsRecovering from mental breakdowns, manic moments, and major depressive episodesLiving your life beyond the diagnosis—and helping your family to do the same
This book is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent any illness or act as a substitute for advice from a doctor or psychiatrist.
Praise for Welcome to the Jungle
“Among the wealth of works on bipolar, this title (wisely pulled from a Guns N’ Roses lyric) nicely stands out as a super reference for younger readers interested in or actually experiencing bipolar disorder and is also a valuable resource for professionals.” —Library Journal
Self-HelpMood DisordersBipolar Disorder
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184 printed pages
Original publication
2010
Publication year
2010
Publishers
Conari Press, Mango Media

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  • aspirhas quoted21 days ago
    Sometimes when I'm depressed, even paying extra attention while I brush my hair or take a shower is enough to relieve some of the mental anguish and remind myself I have a body.
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    • aspirhas quoted21 days ago
      DEPRESSION PLAYLIST
      gangsta rap to remind you how tough and badass you are
      sad songs that help you feel your emotions without making you wanna kill yourself
      Tibetan chanting—calming and soothing, and you don't need to understand the words
      companionable songs that feel like old friends, like “Pack Up Your Sorrows” by Mimi and Richard Farina, to keep you company if you feel lonely.
      electro music with a steady beat that helps your mind dissolve. (Electro music also makes great walking music.)
      Hypomania/Mania Playlist
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      music with binaural beats to slow your mind down and help you sleep
      slow music to help keep you from speeding while you're driving
      happy songs that help you enjoy your high
      fugues by J. S. Bach: your increased focus will help you hear all sorts of connections and patterns you never heard before.
      the Goldberg Variations by J. S. Bach: they were written as a cure for a king's insomnia and are intended to be calming.
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      • aspirhas quoted21 days ago
        Music is powerful. It can make your brain light up and twinkle when you thought you would never smile again, or it can soothe you to sleep when you're too agitated to close your eyes. Plus, the music you listen to will inevitably affect your mental narrative. Years later, you'll stumble across the music you listened to when you were first diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and, just like when you hear the song they played at your junior prom, you'll find yourself swimming in nostalgia. (Whenever I hear Modest Mouse, I get flashbacks of rainy all-night bike rides and can practically smell the old house I used to live in.)
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