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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
Dedication
I. GETTING STARTED
INTRODUCTION
II. SYSTEM OVERVIEW
MANIA
Journeys That Take You Too Far, Too Fast
Judgment Day
The Big Con
Manic Cheat Sheet
DEPRESSION
Every Day, Everyday Miracles
Pistol-Whipped
Three Enormous Words
HYPOMANIA
The Prozac Years
Seduced by a Ripe Red Plum
Where the Neon Lights Are Pretty
MIXED STATE
The Torpedo Red Blues
Bipolar Disorder’s Nasty Secret
RAPID CYCLING
Thorns Today, Roses Tomorrow
The World’s Worst Party Guest
SUICIDALITY
The End, and Then
I Didn’t Plan to Go to the ER That Night…
Never Be Fooled by a Smile
THE MIND-BODY CONNECTION
When Your Mind Won’t Let Your Body Move
The Botox Cure
Hooray! I’m Really Sick!
III. USER PRECAUTIONS
STIGMA
Doc Shock
The Rich and Famous and Desperately Silent
Self-Stigma: When the Mirror Lies
You May Soon Be Unremarkable
TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
Call It What It Really Is
Vaguely Bipolar
Spitting on P.C.
IV. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
RELATIONSHIPS: GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Don’t Fix Me, I’m Not Broken
Relationships Are Simple: Never Do This
Etiquette for the Ordinary
Relationships Are Simple: Just Do This
RELATIONSHIPS: SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
Limiting Manic Fallout
Tell Me Where It Hurts
Is Depression the New Plague?
It Isn’t “Just” Anxiety
The Rules of Suicide
Random Acts of Kindness
I’m Not Sick and You Can’t Make Me
V. TROUBLESHOOTING
BAD COPING SKILLS
Going Underground: Isolating
Bad Bedtime Stories: Self-Blame
The Web: Obsession
Blame It on Basic Instinct: Impulsivity
A Walking Wound: Rejection Sensitivity
The Virtues of Being Rude: Bad Borders
GOOD COPING SKILLS
A Dose of Beauty
Why Not Try the Truth?
Thanks, I’ll Have the Usual
The World in an Uproar: Noise
Scheduling Sanity
Vigilance: Am I Too, Too Wonderful?
The Happiness Hustle
VI. MAINTENANCE
MEDICATIONS
Mixology: The Medication Cocktail
There but for the Grace of Meds…
Choose Your Poison
Side by Side by Side Effect
Mind Candy: The Epidemic of Overprescribing
Bliss or Lithium?
THERAPY
Annoying Epiphanies
The Right Fit
Tried and True
VII. WARRANTIES
ACCEPTANCE
Diagnosis: The Good News?
Shades of True Light
HOPE
New Love: Handle with Care
Coming Back/Going Forward
The Past Is Just the Beginning
VIII. APPENDIX
RESOURCES
Acknowledgments
Discover More
About the Author
Also by Terri Cheney
Praise for "Modern Madness"
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