Margaret A. Griffiths From the Inside of the Keyhole

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Adventure, excitement, escape, and incarceration are keywords from thepsychiatric autobiography, From the Inside of the Keyhole. This challengeto a diagnosis of manic depression or bipolar disorder will have youriding on the crest of a wave as you wonder what will happen next. Diagnosed with manic depressive psychosis at sixteen years of age, authorMargaret Griffiths takes you on a journey that will expose you to the detrimentaleffects of psychiatric drugs and the mysteries of life in a mental institution. Youwill find poignancy and heartbreak, interspersed with anger, frustration, hope,and achievement; you will be touched by the logic of unreality. Is it possible for a peaceful, rational individual to emerge from a plethora ofdrugs, frequent seclusions, and recurrent internment?From the Inside of the Keyhole is set mainly in Queensland, Australia, with ashort period in Singapore and Hong Kong, but the message it carries is relevantaround the globe. Check out the strategies, developed by the author, which may free you from theeffects of emotional turmoil, lack of sleep, and the need for psychiatric drugs.