Disclosure - Casting Out the Shadows Strategies for Mind-Health Resilience

by Chaplin, Jacqui

• ISBN13: 9788792632739
• ISBN10: 8792632734
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-01-01
• Publisher: Mill House

Summary

Chaplin discloses a life of hectic roller coaster rides and 'black dog' terrors that have formed the painful experiences of her life for more than 20 years. As a diagnosed manic depressive with a fulfilling and exciting life, Jacqui strongly believes that the more people who are willing to talk openly about their lived experiences with mental illness the better. This book takes an inside look at living with mental illness and how taking care of mind health and well being need not preclude living a wonderful, productive and fulfilling life. This candid autobiography serves to support those living with mental illness in two ways. Firstly to know they are not alone. Secondly, that there is hope and a way out of the black hole of despair that can accompany mental illness.

Author Biography

Chaplin discloses a life of hectic roller coaster rides and 'black dog' terrors that have formed the painful experiences of her life for more than 20 years. As a successful corporate coach and radio manager leading a fulfilling and exciting life and who also happens to be diagnosed manic depressive, Jacqui strongly believes that the more people willing to talk openly about their experiences the better.
Disclosure takes an inside look at living with mental illness and how taking care of mind-health and wellbeing need not preclude having a wonderful happy and productive life. This candid autobiography serves two purposes: offering support for those living with mental illness in showing them they are not alone and that through mind health care, there is hope.
An easy-to-read and informative companion guide offering mind health resilience strategies forms the second half of this book.

Table of Contents

on the inside v
author's note vii
international mental health services information viii

part one: casting out the shadows
1 paradox 1
2 seven of nine 5
3 teenage angst 23
4 life to 27 39
5 and so this is christmas 69
6 as surely as night follows day 81
7 casting out the shadows 101
8 a long term solution 115
9 invincibility, defeat, acceptance 137
10 experiences: mine, theirs, ours 147
11 what next?

part two: strategies for mind health resilience
1 reason vision hope & story 153
2 practicalities | blockers & deniers 165
3 musings | a diagnosis, depression & medication 169
4 questions & reflections 101 172
5 practicalities | depression: signs, symptoms & causes 175
6 musings | handling deniers, $12billion & reading 178
7 questions & reflections 201 186
8 musings | getting & giving help, a good fit 188
9 musings | ideation, disclosure, recovery, compassion 201
10 questions & reflections 301 206
11 practicalities | bipolar, signs, symptoms, diagnosis 209
12 let's talk resilience 212
13 musings | choices, experiences, towards acceptance 243
14 questions & reflections 401 259
15 some final words 261
16 some practical stuff 263
acknowledgements 264
glossary 267
resource references 269
about the author 271
index 273
international mental health services directory (by
country)