Manic Man Jason Werner and Dr Kelly Bernes

Manic Man by Jason Wagner and Dr Kerry Bernes

Jason considered himself a hyper ambitious, productive type before his diagnosis. At age 20, he envisioned his ten year plan to include performing Pink Floyd concerts in Tanzania, writing a novel,starting a podcast, obtaining two phDs, developing Wegner’s Corporation, founding two charities and becoming a teacher. But these optimistic and grandiose ambitions would quickly meet with depression, lethargy and self-loathing. Manic Man uncovers Jason’s journals of his profound mood swings and psychosis that would eventually lead to a full-blown manic episode.

MY REVIEW

As I was reading all about Jason’s manic episodes I thought this is a raw read, one of the toughest books about mental illness that I have ever read.

I really learned quite a lot about bipolar disorders that I didn’t know before reading Manic Man. I didn’t even know that bipolar disorder effects one out of every 100 people.

As Manic Man is a true account I believe this book would be a great book club choice to discuss its chapter sections and for everyone to express their feelings and give support for those who suffer from bipolar disorders.

I feel that it is very brave of Jason Werner talk openly about how he was wheeled into the acute psychiatry ward in a hospital, suffering from Bipolar 1 disorder which is a mental illness that causes mood, energy, activity levels, concentration and the ability to carry out day to day tasks.

Jason in quite open about these are known as manic episode. With bipolar 1 that usually requires hospitalisation. The deepest question is what is it like living with bipolar 1 disorder, well this was my favourite part of the story Jason explains what’s it’s like and how to recover from it. My second favourite part of the book is how Jason talks about depression. So many people go through depression but the hardest part is explaining what depression is to someone who has never experienced it, and the side effects to depression are discussed.

For Jason the writing process of this book is part of his treatment of how he ended up in hospital and with confronting his actions into his behaviour during his manic episodes, and to come to terms with his severe mental illness.

I would like to thank literally pr for sending me Manic Man to read and review and for inviting me to take part in the blog tour.

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