The Day the Voices Stopped by Ken Steele

The Day the Voices Stopped by Ken Steele

For thirty-two years Ken Steele lived with the devastating symptoms of schizophrenia, tortured by inner voices commanding him to kill himself, ravaged by the delusions of paranoia, barely surviving on the ragged edges of society. In this powerful and inspiring story, Steele tells the story of his hard-won recovery from schizophrenia and how activism and advocacy helped him regain his sanity and go on to give hope and support to so many others like him. His recovery began with a small but intensely dramatic moment. One evening in the spring of 1995, shortly after starting on Risperdal, a new antipsychotic medicine, he realized that the voices that had tormented him for three decades had suddenly stopped. Terrified but also empowered by this new freedom, Steele rose to the challenge of creating a new life. Steele went on to become one of the most vocal advocates of the mentally ill, earning the respect not only of patients and families but also of professionals and policymakers all over America through his tireless devotion to a cause that transformed his life and that of countless others. The Day the Voices Stopped will endure as Ken Steele's testament for all who struggle with this heartbreaking disease.

Claire Berman focuses on the emotional aspects of relationships in her writing. Making It as a Stepparent and The Day the Voices Stopped (co-authored with Ken Steele) are two of her previous novels. To promote her works, she has been on national and local television and radio shows.

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ISBN 13	9780465082261
ISBN 10	0465082262
Title	The Day the Voices Stopped
Author	Ken Steele
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Basic Books
Year published	2001-06-04
Number of pages	272
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