What is your favorite book on schizophrenia?
So far, my favorite is When the Sun Bursts: The Enigma of Schizophrenia by Christopher Bollas. I have a bunch of others, but I haven’t read most of them. This one described a lot of what I was experiencing, or had experienced, which was comforting.
“The Eden Express” by Kurt Vonneguts son, Mark Vonnegut. I actually read it about a year before I got schizophrenia myself (didn’t see it coming). Two things about it made an impression. One, his descent into madness. The way he wrote it I thought was so interesting because in his narrative it happens so slowly and you’re going along reading how normal the guy was and then just a little bit at a time he goes psychotic.
When you’re reading it you don’t realize what’s happening to him, just like he didn’t realize it. As I didn’t realize what was slowly happening to me a year later. It goes from normal to weird so subtly, it’s fascinating.
Two, Vonnegut joined a commune and he used to sit on the roof of the communal building and just jam on a saxophone for an hour or so. It made me want to start playing a saxophone so bad. I priced used saxophones in the classified ads section of the newspaper but I never bought one. This was 1980 by the way, his story took place in the mid seventies. I think this was the first, and best book on schizophrenia I ever read. I’ve read many more since then, I went wild on Amazon around 2010 and bought every book on schizophrenia I could get a hold of.
Hmm. . .
1984 (By) ‘George Orwell’.
I Lived The Damn Thing.
It’s Like An Memoir Of A Strange Tale.
With A Movie Sidenote: ‘A Clockwork Orange’.
Among A Few Other’s.
I Shall Go Dance With The Devil In The Pale Moonlight Now. . .
The Quiet Room by Lori Schiller or The Center Cannot Hold by Elyn R Saks both are great books about schizophrenia. I listened to both on audiobook
Also worth a mention is I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Joanne Greenberg
Hmm. . .
Interesting To Note: You have A Cute Avatar Of A Fox.
That Is In The House.
Hopefully That Fox Is In A Good House.
But!, It Is True, Some Rose Gardens Are Better Left Unattended.
It is in a good house indeed
Hmm. . .
And Jus Between You And I @Hanna_Foxx.
I’m Not A Fan Of…,
But!, That’s Jus Me.
We All Have Our Own Favorites.
@ATARI I think I only enjoyed it as an audiobook. I don’t think I would have enjoyed her writing having to have read it myself. I see what you mean. Lori Schiller I enjoyed much more personally
Hmm. . .
I Didn’t Read Anything By Her.
I Seen Some Clips Of Her On YouTube. Giving Talks About Mental Health If I Remember.
One In Particular Was During The “ted talks”.
It Was Troubling.
In The End, I Gave Up On Ted Talks And 90% Of Individuals Talking About Mental Health On YouTube.
“Surviving Schizophrenia” by E. Fuller Torrey, M.D.
This is a great listen
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