Perfect Chaos
A Daughter's Journey to Survive Bipolar, a Mother's Struggle to Save Her
St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · May 28, 2013
The Johnsons were a close and loving family living in the Seattle area - two parents, two incomes, two bright and accomplished daughters.
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- Who it’s for
- A mother and daughter face bipolar disorder, treatment, and hard-won hope.
- Genres
- Lives in Medicine, Bipolar Disorder, Depression
- Published
- St. Martin's Press, May 28, 2013
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The Johnsons were a close and loving family living in the Seattle area - two parents, two incomes, two bright and accomplished daughters. They led busy lives filled with music lessons, college preparation, career demands, and laughter around the dinner table. Then the younger daughter, Linea, started experiencing crippling bouts of suicidal depression.
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Multiple trips to the psych ward resulted in a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, and it took many trial runs of drugs and ultimately electroshock therapy to bring Linea back. But her family never gave up on her. And Linea never stopped trying to find her way back to them. Perfect Chaos is the story of a mother and daughter's journey through mental illness towards hope. From initial worrying symptoms to long sleepless nights to cross-country flights and the slow understanding and rebuilding of trust, Perfect Chaos tells Linea and Cinda's harrowing and inspiring story, of an illness that they conquer together every day. It is the story of a daughter's courage, a mother's faith, and the love that carried them through the darkest times.
Love Through Crisis
A mother and daughter face bipolar disorder, treatment, and hard-won hope.
Come here for
- The intimate tangle of family love and severe mental illness
- A mother-daughter story told from both sides of the struggle
Expect
- Crisis, treatment, and the slow work of rebuilding trust
- Hope without pretending recovery is simple
Where it sits
| Bipolar Disorder | 75% |
|---|---|
| Lives in Medicine | 50% |
| Depression | 43% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Lives in Medicine
- Disability Memoirs
- Bipolar Disorder
- Authors
- Linea Johnson, Cinda Johnson
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Published
- May 28, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Lives in Medicine