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Summary: A personal note to Marc Pollard
Review: Marc:I must confess that I have had your book for over two months, and had not read one word. This morning, I picked it up at about 7:00 AM, and by 9:00 AM, I had finished it, sometimes chuckling, often in tears, and routinely identifying with much of what you were describing. (At a much lower level of intensity, of course--after all, I had completed my PhD at age 29--all the while and since feeling an imposter). Also, while reading, I never felt that you were self-serving, or tooting your own horn. Rather, I was experiencing you as giving me a great gift. Frankly, one that most mental health professionals are unable to provide--a first hand account and undrstanding of the horrors of depression, social anxiety, and bipolar disorders. My own struggle with depression and bipolar disorder has been extremely benifical in my own work as a psychotherapist. Marc, I am deeply thankful to you for your personal accounting. Your writing style is simple, yet profound. I thank you for your book, and hope that you will continue to "come out."
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Summary: A personal note to Marc Pollard
Review: Marc: I must confess that I have had your book for over two months, and had not read one word. This morning, I picked it up at about 7:00 AM, and by 9:00 AM, I had finished it, sometimes chuckling, often in tears, and routinely identifying with much of what you were describing. (At a much lower level of intensity, of course--after all, I had completed my PhD at age 29--all the while and since feeling an imposter). Also, while reading, I never felt that you were self-serving, or tooting your own horn. Rather, I was experiencing you as giving me a great gift. Frankly, one that most mental health professionals are unable to provide--a first hand account and undrstanding of the horrors of depression, social anxiety, and bipolar disorders. My own struggle with depression and bipolar disorder has been extremely benifical in my own work as a psychotherapist. Marc, I am deeply thankful to you for your personal accounting. Your writing style is simple, yet profound. I thank you for your book, and hope that you will continue to "come out."
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Summary: Great Resource For Those Who Want to Learn about BiPolar
Review: Mr. Pollard's account of living with BiPolar is nakedly honest and incredibly informative. I'd highly recommend it to anyone who has just been diagnosed, or to those who are interested in learning about the mental illness. It's a great resource that expresses the challenges of day-to-day living from a personal account. A+++
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