With a Foreword by Dr. Russell Razzaque Consultant Psychiatrist and Author of Breaking Down Is Waking Up
What if psychosis is really a wake up call?
Emma Goude is a twenty-something who works at the BBC. She likes to party and take drugs...until she decides to give them up...and that's when the insomnia starts. After five nights without sleep she ends up in A&E.
Three questions determine whether she is sane or not.
Three questions stand between her and the psychiatric ward.
She gets them wrong.
Emma is an atheist, a skeptical cynic who chose dope over God, so when she has some spiritual experiences she is not entirely sure if she is delusional. The psychiatric system has forgotten that 'psyche' means soul. All they know about is medication and they have ways of making her take it. It becomes a game she has to play in order to get out. It is also a perception of herself she must do battle with in order to stand strong in her belief that her psychosis is some kind of awakening.
"I was taken by her authenticity and vulnerability." Phil Borges, Director Crazywise
My Beautiful Psychosis is a stunning debut memoir from international award winning documentary filmmaker, Emma Goude. It is a gritty tale of transformation, depicting from the inside some of the most powerful experiences a human mind can endure.
"The author's honesty and complete openness quickly shatter any stereotypes of psychosis being frightening and dangerous." Ashley Peterson, Mental Health @ Home
This powerful, honest and lucid memoir turns on its head the idea that psychosis is a debilitating illness, caused by a brain chemical imbalance, which requires medication for life. My Beautiful Psychosis questions conventional methods of 'treating' psychosis and points towards a radical vision where 'diagnosis' of mental illness makes allowances for spiritual growth rather than simply treating a perceived chemical imbalance.
"A guiding light for individuals, loved ones and healthcare providers." Emma Bragdon, PhD. Executive Director, Integrative Mental Health for You
An exposing and powerful memoir, My Beautiful Psychosis draws the reader into an experience most of us can only imagine. It makes sense of seeming nonsense making us question what is real.
My Beautiful Psychosis is a heart wrenching true story. Raw and vulnerable, Spiritual but funny, it will change the way you see psychosis.