The fog of paranoia, a sister's journey through her brother's schizophrenia, Sarah Rae
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The fog of paranoia, a sister's journey through her brother's schizophrenia, Sarah Rae
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references
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non fiction
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The fog of paranoia
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bibliography
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833300856
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Sarah Rae
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a sister's journey through her brother's schizophrenia
Summary
This is the story of one sisters fight to convince her family that her brother needed help, that initial efforts to curtail his symptoms were inadequate, that he needed additional intervention. At the same time, it is the story of her own struggles with anxiety and depression, and coping with the changes in her life as her brother suffered at home. And finally, it is the story of one familys acceptance of a difficult diagnosis and their embracing of the child and brother they have always known and loved. Schizophrenia, indeed mental illness in general, is often misunderstood and therefore feared by society at large. Here, the author helps to dislodge some long held assumptions about mental illness and encourages readers to ask questions, to offer help and support, and to advocate for assistance for anyone suffering mental illness before it is too late. She offers a voice to all the sisters and brothers of the mentally ill, so that they may find comfort in her words and hope for their sibling
Table Of Contents
Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Life before the Diagnosis -- 1.Normal Children -- 2.Growing Pains and Creative Outlets -- 3.Hurtful Family Ties -- 4.Breaking Free -- 5.His Sister's Keeper -- pt. 2 Coming Apart -- 6.Turbulent Teens -- 7.Arrest and the First Psychologist -- 8.Living Together: Less Marijuana, More Beer -- 9.Hurricane Katrina and a Broken Mind -- 10.Abnormal Psychology and Unreturned Phone Calls -- 11.Facing the Diagnosis -- pt. 3 Fallout -- 12.Denial -- 13.Survivor's Guilt -- 14.The First Noncompliance -- 15.Letters Never Sent -- 16.No Family Is an Island -- 17.Coming Together -- pt. 4 Steps toward Recovery -- 18.Fighting Stigma -- 19.Facing the Future -- 20.Relapse and Healthy Expectations -- 21.Keeping the Friendship Alive
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