Hearing Voices, Living Fully
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Hearing Voices, Living Fully

Living with the Voices in My Head

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Hearing Voices, Living Fully

Living with the Voices in My Head

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When Claire Bien first began hearing voices, they were infrequent, benign and seemingly just curious about her life and the world around her. But the more attention Claire paid, the more frequently they began to speak, and the darker their intentions became...

Despite escalating paranoia, an initial diagnosis of Schizophreniform Disorder and taking medication with debilitating side effects, Claire learned to face her demons and manage her condition without the need for long-term medication. In this gripping memoir, Claire recounts with eloquence her most troubled times. She explains how she managed to regain control over her mind and her life even while intermittently hearing voices, through self-guided and professional therapy and with the support of family and friends. Challenging a purely medical understanding of hearing voices, Claire advocates for an end to the stigma of those who experience auditory verbal hallucinations, and a change of thinking from the professionals who treat the condition.

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Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Year
2016
ISBN
9781784503222
Topic
Psychology
Subtopic
Abnormal Psychology
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Of Related Interest
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword by Larry Davidson, Phd
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Preface
  9. Prologue
  10. 1. Background and Early Years
  11. 2. College
  12. 3. The Graduate
  13. 4. Searching for a Career
  14. 5. My Father’s Death
  15. 6. Transitions
  16. 7. Marriage
  17. 8. Discovering Family and Heritage
  18. 9. Jean
  19. 10. Anger and Shame
  20. 11. Early Voices
  21. 12. Pineywoods
  22. 13. Waiting for a Yale Bed
  23. 14. Yale-New Haven Hospital
  24. 15. Finding a Career and Recovery
  25. 16. A Skirmish with the Voices in Europe
  26. 17. The Working Mother
  27. 18. If It’s Just a Metaphor
  28. 19. The Power of Love
  29. 20. If You Start to Get Scared, Stop Listening
  30. 21. Divorce
  31. 22. Finding Community and a Measure of Faith
  32. 23. Growing Up with Paul
  33. 24. Arthur
  34. 25. Tilting with the Shadows
  35. 26. Understanding the Voices
  36. Appendix: Letter to Kathleen Mctigue
  37. Notes