NPR : The Benefits of Restlessness and Jagged Edges
NPR : The Benefits of Restlessness and Jagged Edges
This woman's book 'An Unquiet Mind' changed my life. At the time, my last husband had sunk very low into a depression and I was at wits end trying to find him help (since his family was totally useless)....it was like living through a slow-motion roller-coaster from hell.
I ended up writing Ms. Jamison a 5 page (typed, single-spaced) letter, of course I received no reply - in my desperate hope I thought I might (I am sure she's a very busy woman). In the end he did find some help - but of course this disease process being what it is, help can sometimes be a misnomer as well as completely ineffectual....
I find her writing to be couragous and honest - in a way that one has to admire the lady's guts for stepping forward and talking about her own suffering - academia is not a very kind work environment at times - it is both a testament to her tenacity and to those who were her colleagues at that time (and now) - that she still thrives in this environment.
This woman's book 'An Unquiet Mind' changed my life. At the time, my last husband had sunk very low into a depression and I was at wits end trying to find him help (since his family was totally useless)....it was like living through a slow-motion roller-coaster from hell.
I ended up writing Ms. Jamison a 5 page (typed, single-spaced) letter, of course I received no reply - in my desperate hope I thought I might (I am sure she's a very busy woman). In the end he did find some help - but of course this disease process being what it is, help can sometimes be a misnomer as well as completely ineffectual....
I find her writing to be couragous and honest - in a way that one has to admire the lady's guts for stepping forward and talking about her own suffering - academia is not a very kind work environment at times - it is both a testament to her tenacity and to those who were her colleagues at that time (and now) - that she still thrives in this environment.
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