I thought it would be an interesting book. Jamison's book came with a lot more clinical knowledge mixed in with her personal story. Thankfully, she was found and stopped in time, but the ramifications have continued to this day. And then, finally, she had to acknowledge to herself that the depressions were only part of the story. Her red hair is amazing. She makes no excuses for her behaviour during the manic times; the depressed times..she helps us understand the disease more by putting a voice to it. Manic: A Memoir. I really enjoyed this, but I don't think I would recommend this read to a lot of audiences. It was fascinating to be inside her head, both when she's manic and depressed, but also when she is "sane". it's strongly written, not-pity-seeking, and at points, really funny as well as seriously sober. Who will laugh last?!". This book completely grabbed me. In this way the reader is able to viscerally experience the incredible speeding highs of mania and the crushing blows of depression, just as Cheney did. I would give this 2 1/2 stars, if I could. To be clear: there are bipolar rich people and there are bipolar pretty people and there are bipolar pretty, rich people, and all of their experiences are as valid and worthy of attention as people from humbler backgrounds who, by no fault of anything except nature and human vapidness, fade while said pretty, rich people glow. This harrowing yet hopeful book is more than just a searing insider's account of what it's really like to live with bipolar disorder. Yikes. What I loved about this book is the vividness of description. At first I thought that I would have preferred them to be chronological, but by the end I realized that this random structure did not detract and also gave a very literal view into what it is like to be inside of a bipolar mind. He is a great reviewer. That grates on me. Not just the really, really bad things that happened to her/she did in these manic and depressive states. She went on to say that she had believed that her money and privilege (my word) would protect her from this sort of maltreatment. I can't begin to say I understand now what someone with this illness goes through but this book sure helped me understand some things. What I loved about this book is the vividness of description. Cheney is relentless with pressing her mania against the reader, rarely letting up. It's interesting for me to see into the manic side without having to experience how out of control one must be during a manic phase. But not nearly so horrifying as her summary. Read this if you are not faint of heart. Was it in keeping with grandiosity, a common symptom of bipolar disorder? I think this book should be called Narcissist. That the Universe should save me from such judgment. What I really loved about this book is how much it taught me about bipolar disorder, something I previously knew little about. But behind her seemingly flawless façade lay a dangerous secret--for most of her life Cheney had been battling bipolar disorder and concealing a pharmacy's worth of prescriptions meant to make her "normal. Her skin is perfectly alabaster. If you’re wondering what mania, hypomania, or a mixed state feels like to a person with bipolar disorder, you’ll get your chance to find out when Manic: A Memoir by Terri Cheney hits the bookstores on February 5, 2008. For years Andy Behrman hid his raging mania behind a larger-than-life personality. Terri was an entertainment lawyer in LA who worked with high profile clients like Michael Jackson. more books like this need to be out there. Manic is a memoir by Terri Cheney about living with bipolar disorder. It didn't matter. Anyone who knows someone close to them who suffers from mental illness would gain much from reading Manic. I'm not manic, nor have I ever been manic. She writes her prose the same way she's lived her life, intense and unconventional as she describes her life's miserable lows and sometimes catastrophic highs. She doesn't just say " It feels too personal writing a review of such a revealing autobiographical book, as though criticizing any aspect of the writing would amount to criticizing the life of a person who has obviously suffered a great deal from mental illness, which would not at all be my intent. I loved Kay Jamison's, An Unquiet Mind, but these two books are of very different types. 1-Page Summary 1-Page Book Summary of An Unquiet Mind . It was entertaining and opened my eyes to the issues and discrimination that comes with having a mental illness. A few years ago, my best friends sister attempted suicide. Manic : a memoir. I do give her major props for opening up about all of this; no doubt it's helped people. "Who will laugh last?! But they're very compelling to read, and her story is riveting. In bursts of prose that mirror the devastating highs and extreme lows of her illness, Cheney describes her roller-coaster life with shocking honesty—from glamorous parties to a night in jail; from flying fourteen kites off the edge of a cliff in a thunderstorm to crying beneath her office desk; from electroshock therapy to a suicide attempt fueled by tequila and prescription painkillers. How much more can I hear about the beautiful, pretty, petite, redheaded, virtually hairless, wonderful, redheaded, rich, refined, redheaded, educated, fantabulous, heroic, redheaded, amazing, terrific, redheaded, wealthy, sympathetic, redheaded Terri Chenney? Anyway, this book is well-written and intense and brutally honest; it both draws the reader directly into the author’s experiences and explains those experiences, all while telling a gripping story. She owns clothing and shoes by Chanel, drove a Porsche, loves MAC sheer plum lipstick. I highly recommend this book. I thought it would be an interesting book. I brought the book back to the library, so I will not be able to quote, but there were a few parts that really irked me, with their extreme classism. I can't even begin to imagine living in her skin. The description of bipolar disorder seems accurate (to one who is not afflicted, but has known many who are), and it's told in an interesting way -- episodically, which is in keeping with the subject matter. Thankfully, she was found and stopped in time, but the ramifications have continued to this day. Here I am halfway through. – Jamison's book came with a lot more clinical knowledge mixed in with her personal story. Manic is the story of a woman who clearly suffers from manic-depression. She was begging them to help her; to understand that she desperately needed her medicine; that she was ill. She's pretty proud of it, even though it has NOTHING to do with the story. I would guess, though, that the author would want it reviewed straight, with no sense of affirmative action or what have you, so here goes. Manic: a memoir by Terri Cheney. Her brutal honesty of her manic times and the months of dealing with the "dark beast" is heartbreaking. I’d concluded that either she was dead or they were estranged. I can't begin to say I understand now what someone with this illness goes through but this book sure helped me understand some things. Did you know that too? Amazing. Men find her irresistible. Robert King? She tried to explain to the officers that she needed her medication and wanted to call either her doctor or lawyer. I just could NOT bring myself to finish this dreck of a book. "It's all you can really count on when you're manic-depressive: this day, and no more. Manic was a series of vignettes about different manic or depressed times that had major impact on her life. I just finished it and it truly is an amazing account of Cheney's life as a manic depressive. This is an intense memoir by a lawyer with bipolar disorder. This really opened my eyes to bi-polar disorder and the turmoil involved, I had no idea how bad it could be. Life is not easy, but it's simpler now. Each chapter is an "event" in her life, wherein she describes in vivid detail her feelings and thoughts about what is occuring in her body and mind during that time. The book doesn’t get into policy arguments, but if this is what happens to someone who carries most privileges that exist in American society (an educated, well-off, gender-conforming, attractive white woman), then somehow either most people in the author’s position must be treated even more abominably or we have conceived the notion that mental illness abrogates one’s humanity. Cheney knows this glow really well and knows she has it. It's not astounding, but it's clear and compelling. I could possibly read from this author again. Even if I didn't have such a personal interest in psychology and mental illness, I would still have enjoyed this book. Although she states from the beginning the reason the book is told in non-linear fashion, and though this format does indeed give a deeper context to her disease, I found it off-putting. She seemed to do a good job communicating what it was like to exist in the manic and depressive states she moved between, and I felt like I was learning about the topic. My heart truly goes out to her and to anyone battling with this disorder. But the days add up. Her skin is perfectly alabaster. Each chapter is a self-contained description of an incident, a relationship, or a theme, with no attempt to tie up loose ends. I just could NOT bring myself to finish this dreck of a book. The writing was pretty good, but the author dwelled on some points a bit much for me. First there is the problem of its structure, its arrangement, to which there seems to be no discernible logic, so that tracking Cheney—both as writer and as subject—in time and in context is impossible. Terri Cheney's memoir of her life long battle with bipolar disease is a must read for family members or friends of loved ones who battle this vicious illness. I loved Kay Jamison's, An Unquiet Mind, but these two books are of very different types. This lack of self-awareness—or, this refusal to acknowledge her privilege, which is so abundant as to accommodate multiple months-long leaves of absence from her job with no consequence—is a bummer, as I think the far more interesting angle would've been to own the aforementioned rather than obscure it, and then to write from a space which proves that economic privilege isn't a safeguard against pain and suffering, and that manic depression doesn't stop at a certain income bracket. On the outside, Terri Cheney was a successful, attractive Beverly Hills entertainment lawyer. Read this if you are not faint of heart. We both know how impossible that is. Anybody who reads this book will inevitably think of James Frey and his famous fake memoir A Million Little Pieces . I wanted to SEE how charming she was and I wanted to know more about her, her life, etc. Readers should educate themselves with bipolar and learn about the offensive myths that society has come to believe full hearted-ly about people suffering with mental illnesses. Rather than giving a chronological account of her illness and various suicide attempts, she skips from one part of her life to another because that is what it feels like to be manic. For someone who has not suffered from mental illness and only ever had to grapple with mild seasonal depression, books like Manic almost seem like fiction to me. "My lawyer later told me that the Penal Code mandates that a prisoner be allowed to contact his attorney within three hours of his arrest and that any medication request has to be reviewed by the doctor on call. Cheney takes the reader through a series of anecdotal chapters, revealing, in no particular order, how her journey toward some kind of balance finally brought her to a place of acceptance. There are individuals who learn to live with bipolar in a way that it does not dictate their lives to the extent it has hers. Did you know that Terri Cheney drives a Porsche? Manic: A Memoir Terri Cheney’s account of what it is like to live a life divided between states of almost hysterical mania and bottomless depression is remarkable for its frankness. In my opinion the story stood alone. I guess I must like my memoirs linear or something. Some of the accounts of her illness are good. She's also manic-depressive. The wreckage she causes in her own life and those who love her or try to love her are not glossed over. I found it fascinating. The description of bipolar disorder seems accurate (to one who is not afflicted, but has known many who are), and it's told in an interesting way -- episodically, which is in keeping with the subject matter. Shop with confidence on eBay! In fact, that's exactly what this "memoir" is about. Click an entity to go directly to the entity box. I hesitate to bare myself at all." Required fields are marked *, From Isolation to Integration: The Post-Apartheid South African Economy, Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (2007) - Stopping the Spread of Infections in Hospitals and Other Healthcare Settings, FLICK-Facility for the Lifetime Isolation of Convicted Killers, Gas Turbine Diagnostics: Signal Processing and Fault Isolation, Segregation and Mistrust: Diversity, Isolation, and Social Cohesion, From Isolation to Mainstream: Problems of the Colleges Founded for Negroes. I'm glad I didn't, but only barely. The author chose to write her memoir episodically and in a non-linear fashion. She makes it clear at the beginning that this book reflects her life as she has experienced it. ", Your email address will not be published. Cheney trying to tell the reader that no matter how beautiful and well off Cheney is, it still somehow wasn't enough. Cheney is a fantastic storyteller (I always feel very guilty when I read memoirs like this as if they are fiction), and the way she set up the book was interesting. An educational read that I recommend for anyone who has experienced this disorder, or has known someone who has. Her red hair is amazing. The book jacket served to warn me of this feature, claiming that episodic unfolding of events would enable the reader "to viscerally experience the incredible speeding highs of mania and the crushing blows of depression, just as Cheney did". This book was incredibly well written, which made it so easy to pick up and not put down. It seems like a trashy beach novel, which seems strange to say, since it's supposed to be a memoir about the struggle of living with bipolar disorder (manic depression). One year ago today, I was seriously debating dropping out, taking my $10,000 in debt, and walking away from it all. The organization is deliberately jumbled, and for the most part this works, creating a sense of immediacy and disorientation. For people with an open and judge less mind this is an authentic look into the life of a highly dysfunctional bipolar woman. Send this book as a Gift! This is one of the first books I've read on mani For someone who has not suffered from mental illness and only ever had to grapple with mild seasonal depression, books like Manic almost seem like fiction to me. With 30-Day Free Trial. Unlike many memoirs, this book ended wonderfully - as in, it was done in one short chapter and one short epilogue. It is a harrowing ride, but the most horrifying episodes are the ones in which the author winds up “in the system,” and in parts of the system with the least excuse for their failings. My main issue with this book though is that I simply did not like the writer. This was a roller-coaster ride of a book. I've known a few people in my life that I could relate this story to, and it was like getting struck by a hammer. Sure. This book completely grabbed me. Wow!!! I couldn't put it down and finished it in a few hours. Manic was a series of vignettes about different manic or depressed times that had major impact on her life. Mania, also known as manic syndrome, is a state of abnormally elevated arousal, affect, and energy level, or "a state of heightened overall activation with enhanced affective expression together with lability of affect." In one chapter she relates her arrest and treatment for a traffic violation. But to pretend to forget his name?! Not without its well-rendered, vivid, recognizable descriptions of mania and, more sporadically, its moments of intelligence and insight and wit, but overwhelmingly an unsatisfying read on multiple levels. Overall, an educational and riveting read. Readers should educate themselves with bipolar and learn about the offensive myths that society has come to believe full hearted-ly about people suffering with mental illnesses. Unabridged Audiobook Play it Free. Cheney’s chilling account of her struggle with bipolar disorder brilliantly evokes the brutal nature of her disease...Edgy, dark and often cynical, MANIC is not an easy book to read, but it has heart and soul to spare. What's wrong is the protagonist. To give Cheney some credit, the parts where things happen (her experience in prison, the insane proceedings of the first chapter) are really compelling. The descriptions are the same from chapter to chapter although the circumstance Terri Cheney details her fight with manic depression through a sequence of non-chronological chapters. But still, somehow I've found it--at least long enough to spend another afternoon in the little cafe. Should I be allowed to judge the person behind the memoir? more books like this need to be out there. Also, if you are wondering what may go on in Britney Spears' mind, this is a great book for you! And she's a natural redhead. Yet something told me I would be too afraid, thinking that all of my friends and family and colleagues would judge me for wasting so many years studying for the LSAT, applying to schools, and getting this "higher degree" of education on track. Terri was an entertainment lawyer in LA who worked with high profile clients like Michael Jackson. Oh, and her Porsche! And the writing did evoke the sense of whatever manic/depressive state she was in at a particular time. Manic: A Memoir Terri Cheney, Author. At its best Manic offers insight, albeit through salacious voyeurism, into mental illness. She seemed to do a good job communicating what it was like to exist in the manic and depressive states she moved between, and I felt like I was learning about the topic. After she finally stabilizes with modern medication, it's almost as if she misses being manic although she doesn't do anything that would threaten her streak of sanity. One never knows what portion of her life—what the state of her career might be, with whom she might be sleeping, how recent or distant her last suicide attempt is, etc.—one is entering when a new chapter begins, and yet there's an expectancy, it seems to me, that either we ought to know or that we shouldn't mind not knowing. But behind her seemingly flawless façade lay a dangerous secret--for most of her life Cheney had been battling bipolar disorder and concealing a pharmacy's worth of prescriptions meant to make her "normal." There's nothing wrong with the writing in this memoir. When you go to YouTube and look for video of her, you find a bony red-head with an ear-to-ear mouth that has a little gap in the front top teeth. I recommend it. Those suffering from this illness will find some hope and probably recognize themselves in this memoir. And he was right! Should I be allowed to judge the person behind the memoir? I almost stopped reading right there. Memoir about a bipolar woman. The author chose to write her memoir episodically and in a non-linear fashion. We both know how impossible that is. And I am frankly amazed that none I'm not manic, nor have I ever been manic. The tone of An Unquiet Mind varies between one of informal recollection of life events and one of a clinical examination of behavior and attitudes. Browse Inside Manic: A Memoir, by Terri Cheney, a Trade paperback from Avon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers To put forth such an argument would be to ascribe far too much intention and give far too much credit to Cheney and her editor(s). Finally she had to make some decisions along the way, and despite the difficulties she encountered, she found another journey. The only peace is remission which is only temporary and never permanent. What I really loved about this book is how much it taught me about bipolar disorder, something I previously knew little about. I minded. Amazing. Her story of how she reached that place was mesmerizing and thoroughly informative. For example, in quite a few chapters, Cheney describes how sharp each sense develops into during manic episode. Terry Cheney is very smart and successful but also very ill, and this book throws the reader into some awful experiences from page one – where she’s manic, determined to kill herself, and momentarily thwarted in her suicide plan when she’s locked out of her apartment; she unintentionally flirts with the locksmith, who sexually assaults her and then saves her life. Equally bothersome are the host of uneasy-making blind spots Cheney has about class and wealth and privilege. Did I like her for it? Terri was an entertainment lawyer in LA who worked with high profile clients like Michael Jackson. I really liked the way she wrote it out of sequence due to her not recalling when her episodes happened or in what order, that's quite unusual but it worked. Stability feels like such a precarious thing, dependent on just the right dose by just the right doctor. It was horrifying. “[Manic is] more than a train-wreck tearjerker, the memoir draws strength from salient observations…startlingly lucid descriptions.” ( Publishers Weekly ) “Cheney...writes with passionate clarity about depression and the lure of suicide but with especially keen intensity about mania...” In the tradition of Darkness Visible and An Unquiet Mind, Manic is Girl, Interrupted with the girl all grown up. She owns clothing and shoes by Chanel, drove a Porsche, loves MAC sheer plu I would give this 2 1/2 stars, if I could. An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison. Give as a Gift. Manic, a Memoir is a sell out that does nothing to advance the importance of medication in managing a bipolar condition. Boy, what an eye-opener! Throughout the next 30 years, she rode a roller coaster of mania and depression that made her either insane or suicidal. She also tries to kill herself several times. I also learned saying the truth is always better than trying to hide who you are.. While each memoir I have read that encompasses mental illness are distinctive, Cheney's memoir sheds light on the personal affect it has had on her life. I definitely would recommend to anyone needing an understanding of this disorder. On the outside, Terri Cheney was a highly successful, attractive Beverly Hills entertainment lawyer. Not all events in the book are this extreme, of course, but it is a memo This is an intense memoir by a lawyer with bipolar disorder. You are Rodney King, and it doesn't even show in the mirror. I've known a few people in my life that I could relate this story to, and it was like getting struck by a hammer. Good thing this book is short. It is a testament to the sharp beauty of a life lived in extremes. Maybe its worse when you're a lawyer, and you know what rights are being violated. Not all events in the book are this extreme, of course, but it is a memoir of how Cheney’s illness shaped her adult life: her most out-of-control highs and suicidal lows, her many attempts at treatment (with varying success), her fraught relationships and struggles to maintain a normal façade at work. Add to Cart. What's wrong is the protagonist. I hope that this book might open the eyes to even a few people out there who think that the illness is a mind over matter type thing. I learned of this book while watching a PBS station and Barry Kibrick was thoroughly reviewing Manic with its author, Terri Cheney. More than a train-wreck tearjerker, the memoir draws strength from salient observations that expose the frustrations of bipolar disorder, from its brutal sabotage of romance and friendship to the challenge it poses to the simplest emotions, such as the terrors of being happy that augur mania’s onset. I asked my local library to order this book so I could read it. But it is a fairly short book and the chapters do fit together into a larger whole. I found it fascinating. Because she's mentioned it about 20 times. Cheney knows this glow really well and knows she has it. The book felt like an endless loop of her telling us she's a redhead, a super duper successful lawyer, 2.5 stars. She writes her prose the same way she's lived her life, intense and unconventional as she describes her life's miserable lows and sometimes catastrophic highs. It's a quick read, and you'll find yourself thinking about it long after you finish the book. I ultimately got off with a reduced sentence--a "wet reckless", which cost me a bundle but didn't really inconvenience my life. It is not sensational to take medication daily the way a diabetic takes insulin but it works and no, it does not take away the creative edge to write. And then, finally, she had to acknowledge to herself that the depressions were only part of the story. At any rate, Cheney’s writing is clear, direct and compelling, pulling the reader right into her life, and the book is a quick read. The comparison of this moneyed white lawyer who spent one night in jail to Rodney King's predicament was a real stretch at best, terribly racist and insulting at worst. But behind her seemingly flawless façade lay a dangerous secret—for the better part of her life Cheney had been battling debilitating bipolar disorder and concealing a pharmacy's worth of prescriptions meant "I didn't tell anyone that I was going to Santa Fe to kill myself." But I don't want to read 800 scenes of her doing her makeup or getting dressed for a date with some spectacularly handsome man or staring at herself in the mirror (and yes, there is talk of her staring at herself in the mirror). I had no problem with this, and in fact, I feel that it enhanced the connection readers could make with it. Your heart will break for Ms. Cheney's treatment by law enforcement and health professionals. On the outside, Terri Cheney was a highly successful, attractive Beverly Hills entertainment lawyer. But it sure is real. Manic does not simply explain bipolar disorder—it takes us in its grasp and does not let go. “Manic: A Memoir” by Terri Cheney is a wild novelistic trip through dramatic Hollywood events by a woman we envision to be a fabulous blonde, a hapless Marilyn Monroe. 2.5 stars. Even Joan Didion can't get away with juxtaposing lavishness and misery in a non-irksome way. Manic is a fascinating and sincere read. Powered By theresistanceunited.com, We use cookies to give you the best online experience. And privilege 'm glad I did n't bother me much these manic and depressive well. The person behind the memoir close to them who suffers from mental illness would gain much from reading.... Somehow I 've found it -- at least long enough to spend another afternoon the. 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