Prozac Monologues: A Voice from the Edge

by Willa Goodfellow Narrated by Willa Goodfellow

Overview

She was going to stab her doctor, but she wrote a book instead.

Years later, Willa Goodfellow revisits this account of her antidepressant-induced hypomania that hijacked a Costa Rican vacation and tells the rest of the story: the wrong medications, an overlooked diagnosis of Bipolar 2, and finally a path to recovery.

Prozac Monologues: A Voice from the Edge is a book within a book, part memoir of misdiagnosis and part self-help guide about the bipolar spectrum. This edgy and comedic collection of essays offers information about a mood disorder frequently mistaken for Major Depression as well as resources for recovery and further study. Plus, Costa Rica.

• If your depression keeps coming back . . .
• If your antidepressant side effects are dreadful . . .
• If you are curious about the bipolar spectrum . . .
• If you want ideas for recovery from mental illness . . .
• If you care for somebody who might have more than depression . . .

. . . then she wrote this for you.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

2021 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Silver Winner in Autobiography & Memoir

“An illuminating and honest portrait of mental illness.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Prozac Monologues is an informative memoir about dealing with bipolar disorder, the misconceptions around mood disorders, and effective treatment.”
—Foreword Clarion Reviews

“Willa Goodfellow can use the words mitochondria and Deuteronomy in the same sentence and make it sound both serious and hilarious. A brain science nerd with professional theological chops, a humanist bent, and a keen self-awareness, she has produced an irreverently thoughtful opus with a profound and unifying resolution. One only hopes that Prozac Monologues II is in the works.”
—JOHN McMANAMY, author of Living Well with Depression and Bipolar Disorder

“Brilliantly written, engaging from the first page, Prozac Monologues is a bit like a great evening at a first-rate comedy club . . . except that it is deadly serious. Goodfellow’s painful and all-too-common journey to finding the right treatment for her bipolar disorder points her to the ultimate realization that doing well with this illness requires the right medication, the right psychotherapy, and the specific lifestyle modifications that support wellness.”
—ELLEN FRANK, PhD, distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and author of Treating Bipolar Disorder: A Clinician’s Guide to Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy

“A wake-up call to the medical profession and a ray of hope for people with mood disorders. If antidepressants haven’t lived up to their name, or have even made you feel worse, this book is for you. You’ll gain a textbook’s worth of knowledge about depression and bipolar disorder without ever feeling like you read a textbook.”
—CHRIS AIKEN, MD, editor-in-chief of The Carlat Psychiatry Report, Mood Disorders Section editor for Psychiatric Times, and director of Mood Treatment Center

“At once a clear, compelling, and helpful guide for the often confusing territory of mood disorders and a vividly written personal narrative. Goodfellow writes with a mixture of justifiable anger, empathic understanding, and uproarious humor.”
—RONALD W. PIES, MD, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, and author of Psychiatry on the Edge

Product Details

BN ID:	2940175399586
Publisher:	She Writes Press
Publication date:	05/01/2022
Edition description:	Unabridged

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