Brain On Fire: My Month of Madness
Autor Susannah Cahalanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 sep 2013
'My first serious blackout marked the line between sanity and insanity. Though I would have moments of lucidity over the coming days and weeks, I would never again be the same person ...'
Susannah Cahalan was a happy, clever, healthy twenty-four-year old. Then one day she woke up in hospital, with no memory of what had happened or how she had got there. Within weeks, she would be transformed into someone unrecognizable, descending into a state of acute psychosis, undergoing rages and convulsions, hallucinating that her father had murdered his wife; that she could control time with her mind. Everything she had taken for granted about her life, and who she was, was wiped out.
This is Susannah's story of her terrifying descent into madness and the desperate hunt for a diagnosis, as, after dozens of tests and scans, baffled doctors concluded she should be confined in a psychiatric ward. It is also the story of how one brilliant man, Syria-born Dr Najar, finally proved - using a simple pen and paper - that Susannah's psychotic behaviour was caused by a rare autoimmune disease attacking her brain. His diagnosis of this little-known condition, thought to have been the real cause of devil-possessions through history, saved her life, and possibly the lives of many others. Cahalan takes readers inside this newly-discovered disease through the progress of her own harrowing journey, piecing it together using memories, journals, hospital videos and records. Written with passionate honesty and intelligence,Brain on Fireis a searingly personal yet universal book, which asks what happens when your identity is suddenly destroyed, and how you get it back.
'With eagle-eye precision and brutal honesty, Susannah Cahalan turns her journalistic gaze on herself as she bravely looks back on one of the most harrowing and unimaginable experiences one could ever face: the loss of mind, body and self ... a mesmerizing story', Mira Bartók,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Memory Palace
Susannah Cahalan is a reporter on theNew York Post, and the recipient of the 2010 Silurian Award of Excellence in Journalism for Feature Writing. Her writing has also appeared in theNew York Times, and is frequently picked up by theDaily Mail,Gawker,Gothamist,AOLandYahooamong other news aggregrator sites.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780141975344
ISBN-10: 0141975342
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: illustrations (black and white)
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.21 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0141975342
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: illustrations (black and white)
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.21 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Timi Debreczeni a dat nota:
I looooved this one! There's so much tension, suspence and worrying. And the fact that it really happened, wow! I absolutely loved the little details, such as the notes and the drawings and the diagnostics included throughout the book. I really recommend this one!
Notă biografică
Susannah
Cahalan
is
a
reporter
on
theNew
York
Post,
and
the
recipient
of
the
2010
Silurian
Award
of
Excellence
in
Journalism
for
Feature
Writing.
Her
writing
has
also
appeared
in
theNew
York
Times,
and
is
frequently
picked
up
by
theDaily
Mail,Gawker,Gothamist,AOLandYahooamong
other
news
aggregrator
sites.
Recenzii
With
eagle-eye
precision
and
brutal
honesty,
Susannah
Cahalan
turns
her
journalistic
gaze
on
herself
as
she
bravely
looks
back
on
one
of
the
most
harrowing
and
unimaginable
experiences
one
could
ever
face:
the
loss
of
mind,
body
and
self
...
a
mesmerizing
story
Captivating ... Cahalan's prose carries a sharp, unsparing punch
Captivating ... Cahalan's prose carries a sharp, unsparing punch
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An award-winning memoir and instant "New York Times" bestseller that goes far beyond its riveting medical mystery, "Brain on Fire" is the powerful account of one woman's struggle to recapture her identity.
When twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan woke up alone in a hospital room, strapped to her bed and unable to move or speak, she had no memory of how she'd gotten there. Days earlier, she had been on the threshold of a new, adult life: at the beginning of her first serious relationship and a promising career at a major New York newspaper. Now she was labeled violent, psychotic, a flight risk. What happened?
In a swift and breathtaking narrative, Susannah tells the astonishing true story of her descent into madness, her family's inspiring faith in her, and the lifesaving diagnosis that nearly didn't happen. "A fascinating look at the disease that . . . could have cost this vibrant, vital young woman her life" ("People"), "Brain on Fire" is an unforgettable exploration of memory and identity, faith and love, and a profoundly compelling tale of survival and perseverance that is destined to become a classic.
An award-winning memoir and instant "New York Times" bestseller that goes far beyond its riveting medical mystery, "Brain on Fire" is the powerful account of one woman's struggle to recapture her identity.
When twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan woke up alone in a hospital room, strapped to her bed and unable to move or speak, she had no memory of how she'd gotten there. Days earlier, she had been on the threshold of a new, adult life: at the beginning of her first serious relationship and a promising career at a major New York newspaper. Now she was labeled violent, psychotic, a flight risk. What happened?
In a swift and breathtaking narrative, Susannah tells the astonishing true story of her descent into madness, her family's inspiring faith in her, and the lifesaving diagnosis that nearly didn't happen. "A fascinating look at the disease that . . . could have cost this vibrant, vital young woman her life" ("People"), "Brain on Fire" is an unforgettable exploration of memory and identity, faith and love, and a profoundly compelling tale of survival and perseverance that is destined to become a classic.