Manic: A Memoir

Name: Manic: A Memoir
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Rating: 4.3 (2202 reviews)
Author: Terri Cheney

by Terri Cheney

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4.3 (2,202)

4.3 stars from 2,202 reviews. Top 78% of Memoir books we track.

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Perfect for you if...

You've experienced mental illness yourself and want to feel less alone in the specifics of what that feels like day to day.
You're curious about how high-functioning people manage stigmatised conditions while maintaining careers and relationships.
You appreciate raw, visceral writing that doesn't sanitise or soften the reality of psychiatric struggle.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer memoirs that end with neat resolutions and hard-won wisdom wrapped up in a bow.
You find detailed descriptions of suicidal ideation or medication side effects triggering rather than cathartic.
You're looking for a self-help approach to bipolar disorder or a clinical explanation of the condition.

About this book

Terri Cheney was a successful entertainment lawyer in Beverly Hills who lived with bipolar disorder while concealing the multiple prescription medications she took to manage her moods. In this memoir, she describes her life through prose that reflects the intensity of her manic episodes and periods of severe depression, recounting her experiences with direct honesty. Cheney articulates the experience of her illness in vivid detail, presenting her account in a way that conveys both the emotional weight and the clinical reality of bipolar disorder. The memoir documents her ongoing struggle with the condition throughout her life.

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Currently around #54K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Climbing the charts — 54% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.3★ from 2,202 reviews

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