{"product_id":"manic-episodes-and-the-dark-side-a-memoir-of-a-bipolar-life-9781462004614","title":"Manic Episodes and the Dark Side: A Memoir of a Bipolar Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eManic Episodes and the Dark Side\u003c\/i\u003e draws the reader in with an autobiographical sketch of a misspent youth, then plunges into the terror of bipolar illness. Rich Patton travels the rocky road from the darkness of seemingly hopeless depression to the frightening experiences of manic psychosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollowing the sometimes humorous, but more often tragic, thirty-four years of the author's experiences with psychiatric wards, a state mental hospital, arrests, criminal incarcerations and trials, broken marriages and suicide attempts, the reader will be heartened to find there is hope.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThose who struggle with this illness-either personally or with a loved one-will benefit from learning how the author has successfully coped and achieved in spite of his illness. Included in this book are Six Pathways to the Light-a guide for surviving the darkest hours, including the embrace of a spiritual life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781462004614\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Richard R. Patton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41521089872053,"sku":"9781462004614","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_43881a33-2b1e-4e20-a595-1b1f84a9fe5e.jpg?v=1641914957","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/manic-episodes-and-the-dark-side-a-memoir-of-a-bipolar-life-9781462004614","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}