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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.8950092
EAN num: 9780976919353
ISBN number: 0976919354
Label: Helm Publishing
Manufacturer: Helm Publishing
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 248
Printing Date: March 31, 2006
Publishing house: Helm Publishing
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'I've learned from the experience of loving and losing a bipolar spouse that mental illness is a psychological and a physiological disorder. It can disturb a person's ability to think, feel, and relate to others and to his environment. A person with serious mental illness needs quick, accurate diagnosis and treatment with medication as well as psychotherapy. He or she cannot cure or control it through will power or a change in lifestyle. Mental illness is a chronic ailment like diabetes or multiple sclerosis and must be accepted as such without a stigma -- and it must be treated. I've learned that bipolar disorders are often triggered by a crisis such as the murder trial that preceded Frank's illness.' The author combines the observational skills of a journalist, the love of a mother, and the grief of a wife in this gripping tale of what happens to a family when one member suffers from bipolar disorder. Inner guilt and torments are the center of this compelling story with lessons for all of us.
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There should be a special category of "good karma" to include those who bare their own souls in order to help others going through similarly difficult times. That is such an honestly empathetic gesture, laying out your life, horrible times and all, so that others will see themselves in it, and see that you've survived so perhaps they can, too.
I had the pleasure of meeting Sel Yackley this week, and over the past couple of days I read her book. To call it riveting seems somehow wrong, as that has a voyeuristic implication to it. But it was utterly fascinating getting a glimpse inside the world of bipolar disorder, learning more about it and how it affects the lives of everyone around the person battling it.
The book illustrates strength and courage in the face of adversity. I think it has the potential be life-changing for anyone going through a similar situation.
I applaud Sel's courage, in telling her story. I hope many people will be helped by her story, and that her kindness will reflect back on her a thousandfold.
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I have just finished reading "Never Regret the Pain." Yackley done a magnificent job of telling her story, a story honestly told and of immense value to others who may know someone suffering from severe depression or bipolar disorder, or who are facing it themselves.
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Leaving your native country to move to America, working into a professional job, marriage to a prominent judge and raising 3 successful children. That is a full list of accomplishments for anyone. But it is Sel Yackley's story of obtaining all that and more while married to a spouse who is diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder is one of strength and courage. Never Regret the Pain is an in depth look at life both before and after the death of her husband Frank Yackley, a successful judge who also suffered with mental illness.
Never Regret the Pain could not have been easy book to write. Sel Yackley has written a memoir that examines the effects of mental illness of a father on both the wife and the children. She does not gloss over the hardship faced by her and her children in coping with and working through the legacy of their father. The book is enhanced by the inclusion of poetry and letters written by her husband and children through the years. These personal words gives additonal power to her own writing. She is able to weave her way through time, continents and families in seamless transition that allows the reader to easily follow her life journey. It is a gift from the author to the reader to share her family's story to shed light on the effects of mental illness. It is a book that should be read for inspiration by others in similar situations and to educate those who are not.
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Frank was a textbook case of bipolar disorder; his symptoms and the disease course are remarkably consistent with what I've read and professionally encountered when working with individuals with bipolar disorder. It is among the more serious of mental illnesses and its unpredictable nature is incredibly hard on the family. Thank you for your candor, openness, and willingness to disclose these issues.
--Denise Lash, Ph.D.(c), Clinical Psychology
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This heartfelt story is about how one family thrown into turmoil was able to persevere with the strength, love and support of one another. The power of determination is truly amazing, and is demonstrated in the book through the lives of these survivors. Although they have all been through extreme tests, they have gone on to lead exciting, fulfilling lives. For anyone who is personally suffering from mental illness, or knows someone who is, I definitely recommend this book.
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