Melissa Burke
Paperback | Pages: 246 pages Rating: 4.06 | 16 Users | 4 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Darkness and the Light |
| Author | : | Melissa Burke |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 246 pages |
| Published | : | February 14th 2014 by Outskirts Press |
| Categories | : | Psychology. Nonfiction. Self Help. Medicine. Psychiatry |
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Bipolar disorder simultaneously gives you both an amazing and a terrible outlook on life. This is a book of Melissa Burke’s personal journal entries as well as some poems, written over the past few years.The goal is to shed light on mental illness for people who don’t understand it while at the same time reminding those who do suffer from it that they aren't alone. This is also to show that even if you don’t have any mental illness, life can be a roller coaster.
But things do get better. Perfect? No, never. But life doesn't have to be perfect to become a beautiful journey.
***TRIGGER WARNING***
You know by the description that this deals with bipolar disorder. One of the specific things is sexual assault. In general there is a lot of depression, therefore many mentions of self harm as well as an eating disorder, etc.
I would love for people to buy/read this book but if you will be triggered by any of that PLEASE do NOT read it.
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| ISBN: | 1478730226 (ISBN13: 9781478730224) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Readers' Favorite Book Award |
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Ratings: 4.06 From 16 Users | 4 ReviewsEvaluate About Books The Darkness and the Light
Chances are, you know someone who has bi polar disorder, or any mood disorder, an addiction of any kind, and/or ADHD and obsessive compulsion. So I'm sure you will be moved and affected by this book. I applaud Melissa for being so brave as to share with the world these deeply personal journal entries. Melissa's random and racy thoughts give you a window into these types of disorders to better understand what these people go through on a daily basis. What did I learn from reading her journals?Here we have the third book by the one and only Melissa Burke. If you have read her previous works, you have already seen into the inner machinations of her brain. If you think you know what to expect in this installment, you are probably wrong!The Darkness and The Light follows roughly the past 3-4 years of Melissa's life as she struggles with her ups and downs and everything in between. We see the extremes of her most manic and most depressed moments, as well as some general life updates and
It's a real diary (April 2o10- January 2014) with some poems.During this time the author suffered very much due to her mental illness and addictions and because she was raped. There is much self-hate and feeling guilt for other people's faults and crimes which shocked me. Very much depression and self-harm, but also strength not to give up, to try over and over again and to resist.She says "... life doesn't have to be perfect to become a beautiful journey"... "Keep smiling, keep fighting, stay
I got this book in Goodreads Giveaway.. Even though it was the third book
Follow @MelissaBurke92Melissa Burke (27) lives in Massachusetts with her family (including her two chickens). She is a shift captain at her local animal shelter, a volunteer at Buttonwood Park Zoo and a pet sitter. Melissa likes to take care of animals, watch movies/TV shows, knit, read and write. Melissa has been living with depression/bipolar disorder, ADHD, an on-and-off eating disorder, OCDHere we have the third book by the one and only Melissa Burke. If you have read her previous works, you have already seen into the inner machinations of her brain. If you think you know what to expect in this installment, you are probably wrong!The Darkness and The Light follows roughly the past 3-4 years of Melissa's life as she struggles with her ups and downs and everything in between. We see the extremes of her most manic and most depressed moments, as well as some general life updates and
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