The Pits and the Pendulum by Brian Adams
Spending a week doing nothing but exploring the possibilities of Lego, risking yet another job; impulsively sinking all his savings into impractical self-employment ventures; sleepless nights, gripped by the need to write - these are just some manifestations of the often damaging periods of manic, uninhibited energy of bipolar disorder.
Brian's memoir is in large part an effort to recoup some of his losses by making sense of them and contributing something to the rest of us..He has succeeded in what he set out to do. He has shown us that he is a credible witness and he has articulated some important realities about mental health...HE exhibits an awesome combination of honesty, compassion and determination to continue living in spite of it all. -- Metapsychology
Brian Adams is fifty-five. He served an apprenticeship as a baker and confectioner, then trained in community education. Amongst his many jobs he has been a youth hostel warden, a residential childcare worker and a community development worker. Brian lives in Aberdeenshire.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843101048 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843101041 |
| Title | The Pits and the Pendulum |
| Author | Brian Adams |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Year published | 2002-09-15 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Mind Book of the Year Award 2004 |
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