Your book rang true for me and was helpful in understanding a relative I used to be very close to. I am sorry we are estranged but even though I understand, better, the thinking, I know I had no choice. I will read it again and then find the book a good home. Maybe it will help someone else understand bizarre thinking.
My relative made a difficult choice many years ago to take psych medicine, knowing it would (and did) cause obesity. More recently it has caused other severe medical problems and the meds had to be stopped. Sadly, this person has driven even more people away, as the issues are not blunted by medicine.
I dislike how friends will excuse themselves with an “Oh my bipolar is acting up” or saying “he is just bipolar.” It isn’t a convenient excuse or a temper problem.
Purchased, on its way. I continue to be a reading dunce the last few years (COVID? Age? Better phones?) but will be reading this voraciously as soon as it gets here
Pre-ordered, waiting for delivery. I can understand coming to the end of the kind of writing you've been doing; I've enjoyed the fiction writing you've put out and hope you keep writing if not the same old same old.
Purchased. As a person with bipolar disorder, books about mental illness are fraught with peril, but I trust you and adore your writing, so I’m going in.
Thank you, Freddie. Your writing consistently engages me – often positively, occasionally aggravatingly, but always actively – and I’m eager to encounter a new side of it in The Mind Reels. (And a shout-out to indie booksellers: I’ve confirmed it will be available at Madison Books here in Seattle, where I plan to pick it up soon…)
Just preordered the audiobook. Hoping the narrator is good. Even this appeal is a magnificent piece of writing.
I'm excited to listen between home and my job, teaching English lit. Unfortunately that's most of the reading I'm able to do while classes are in session. I notice on Amazon it's only 168 pages, which for a teacher of high schoolers like me is just about ideal. I'll be curious to see whether it might work in my curriculum. I get to choose at least one of my own texts in each course each year.
Or I lost a cherished sister to this disorder and, on learning of other relatives with the same problem, I wanted to learn how prior generations dealt with bipolar affective disorder.
The sad answer seems to be the same as the way society dealt with other variations from the norm:
Beatings.
Of escalating intensity and repercussions, the infliction of corporal punishment may, in the short term, yield the conformity sought by parents, pedagogues, marital partners.
Beating the living shit out of people can and will compel obedience.
It's on pre-order at my local bookstore!
It’s an extremely good book which I read in one sitting despite not intending to.
My copy arrived a couple of days ago (pre-ordered June 8, via bookshop.org), even though the receipt specified Oct 7 as the ship date.
Your book rang true for me and was helpful in understanding a relative I used to be very close to. I am sorry we are estranged but even though I understand, better, the thinking, I know I had no choice. I will read it again and then find the book a good home. Maybe it will help someone else understand bizarre thinking.
My relative made a difficult choice many years ago to take psych medicine, knowing it would (and did) cause obesity. More recently it has caused other severe medical problems and the meds had to be stopped. Sadly, this person has driven even more people away, as the issues are not blunted by medicine.
I dislike how friends will excuse themselves with an “Oh my bipolar is acting up” or saying “he is just bipolar.” It isn’t a convenient excuse or a temper problem.
Anyway, your book was good and helpful.
Purchased, on its way. I continue to be a reading dunce the last few years (COVID? Age? Better phones?) but will be reading this voraciously as soon as it gets here
Ordered: I’m looking forward to learning something from it :)
Pre-ordered, waiting for delivery. I can understand coming to the end of the kind of writing you've been doing; I've enjoyed the fiction writing you've put out and hope you keep writing if not the same old same old.
Purchased. As a person with bipolar disorder, books about mental illness are fraught with peril, but I trust you and adore your writing, so I’m going in.
One chapter in. As expected, the writing is exquisite. And as expected, I had to take a breather to brace for what comes next.
I preordered a couple months ago. Any idea how long it takes to ship after the release date?
Just ordered mine on Amazon.
Is this available in Canada?
Looking forward to reading this.
Thank you, Freddie. Your writing consistently engages me – often positively, occasionally aggravatingly, but always actively – and I’m eager to encounter a new side of it in The Mind Reels. (And a shout-out to indie booksellers: I’ve confirmed it will be available at Madison Books here in Seattle, where I plan to pick it up soon…)
Just preordered the audiobook. Hoping the narrator is good. Even this appeal is a magnificent piece of writing.
I'm excited to listen between home and my job, teaching English lit. Unfortunately that's most of the reading I'm able to do while classes are in session. I notice on Amazon it's only 168 pages, which for a teacher of high schoolers like me is just about ideal. I'll be curious to see whether it might work in my curriculum. I get to choose at least one of my own texts in each course each year.
Pre-ordered. I'll choose it for our book group when my turn comes around to host, in a few months.
Freddie. Where to begin?
Or I lost a cherished sister to this disorder and, on learning of other relatives with the same problem, I wanted to learn how prior generations dealt with bipolar affective disorder.
The sad answer seems to be the same as the way society dealt with other variations from the norm:
Beatings.
Of escalating intensity and repercussions, the infliction of corporal punishment may, in the short term, yield the conformity sought by parents, pedagogues, marital partners.
Beating the living shit out of people can and will compel obedience.
But if the government hopes to enforce it