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A much-praised memoir of living and surviving mental illness as well as "a stereotype-shattering look at a tenacious woman whose brain is her best friend and her worst enemy" (Time).
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"It's hard to find the words to describe how deeply touching this book is. Elyn Saks is a champion who has achieved so much in her life while having a huge, unpredictable albatross around her neck, schizophrenia. Her story is about the triumph of her intellect and spirit over a sometimes extremely unruly brain. She's a skilled writer: when she was fearful, I was too. When things went well, I was happy for her. When she achieved her goals I was so happy that the tears welled. It's a cliff hanger until the end and throughout the book I wondered "Will she be able to meet this challenge too? If you've ever wondered what it's like to live with schizophrenia, this book will provide a vivid account. It's a wonderful book and the Kindle text-to-voice worked perfectly. Elyn is great company and an inspiration. I'll be reading her book again."
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- Having grown up with a maternal grandmother with severe bi-polar, a mother who was diagnosed bi-polar in her later life , an uncle who committed sucicide and now a grown son suffering with schizophrenia, I must share my sincere thanks to the author. For those who had issues with this honest, heart-wrenching story, I pray that you never have to experience how a loved one suffers with this disease and I strongly suggest that you take time to thank God that mental illness has not entered your life. Through constant weekly counseling, a committed personal psychiatrist and a network of loving and supportive friends and family members, I am confident that I continue to do everything possible to find the strength, tools and ongoing hope that my son will be able to lead a productive and happy life. Mrs Saks has provided me with the insight into my son's daily struggles. He has come to a stage in his illness where he is sharing more and more of what is happening in his mind and we can discuss how he feels. After reading everything I can get my hands on, this personal biography with its explicit detail, has helped me cope and find answers to the ever-changing situations and challenges that are faced daily. My mother got involved in the mental health movement at an early age. Consequently, through her volunteer work and commitment to helping my grandmother who suffered for over 35 years, mother connected with mental health professionals who first experimented with lithium used for alcoholics and then those suffering from bi-polar. After the normal compliance issues, my grandmother's twilight years were peaceful and happy due to lithium. She lived out her life with grace and dignity. My hope is that my son, too, will find his way back from this disease and find a way to give back to society like Mrs Saks has done. Thank you for giving me this forum to share a small portion of my story. Thank you Mrs Saks - you are helping me and my son beyond your wildest dreams!
- "The Center Cannot Hold" by Elyn R. Saks
I acquired this book through my daily emails from BookBub and this one particularly stood out to me. In my quest to read books that are on atypical topics, this one fit the mold perfectly!
As an individual who has never experienced mental health issues, I have always sought to understand and read books such as this; books that tell of the experience from the perspective of someone who lives through it.
Unfortunately, we live in a day and age in which mental health continues to be stigmatized, particularly in the case of conditions such as schizophrenia. This happens, in part, because the only time we are ever exposed to such a disease is through a negative and skewed lens.
This book was a joy to read, but it was also incredibly hard. Elyn did an amazing job of relaying her life experiences with her disease, so much so that at times I felt as if my thoughts were also becoming disorganized. She blew me away with her way of presenting to the reader the disorganized thinking that is typical of an individual with schizophrenia. And because of her ability to coherently give the reader insight to this pattern of thinking, you begin to understand why and how an individual could find themselves thinking the thoughts that they are.
Elyn writes in a manner that makes it easy for you to feel like you are there with her, during her entire journey of trying to come to terms with her disease. You grow attached to some of her therapists and doctors, just as you are appalled at the behaviors of others. You feel her anxiety when having to change therapists, and hope the next one will be attune to her needs. Most importantly, you begin to understand why someone with her disease would be so focused on not taking any medicine. This is again, something that those of us who have never experienced such illnesses cannot even begin to understand.
I definitely count myself lucky for having stumbled upon this book and it has given me invaluable insight on what it means to have schizophrenia and the harrowing journey that many who have this disease must face. Most importantly, I feel like I have a slightly better understanding of the disease itself and how it affects those who have it.
Would recommend to anyone who is a fan of memoirs and is interested in finally having schizophrenia explained from the perspective of one affected by it.
*Please remember that calling someone a schizophrenic is offensive for it makes the person and the disease one. When a person has cancer you do not start calling them cancerous, or say they are cancer, just as you should not call someone with schizophrenia a schizophrenic. - It's hard to find the words to describe how deeply touching this book is. Elyn Saks is a champion who has achieved so much in her life while having a huge, unpredictable albatross around her neck, schizophrenia. Her story is about the triumph of her intellect and spirit over a sometimes extremely unruly brain. She's a skilled writer when she was fearful, I was too. When things went well, I was happy for her. When she achieved her goals I was so happy that the tears welled. It's a cliff hanger until the end and throughout the book I wondered "Will she be able to meet this challenge too? If you've ever wondered what it's like to live with schizophrenia, this book will provide a vivid account. It's a wonderful book and the text-to-voice worked perfectly. Elyn is great company and an inspiration. I'll be reading her book again.
