This story is about a woman growing up in a psychotic home due to her mothers bipolar disorder and lack of help for the condition at the time. It is interesting to see how the bipolar disorder can cause people to turn into different extreme factions of themselves. Fearing her angry mom ut stuck at home fending for herself and trying to help with the kids she is a witness to all the horrible actions of her mother and the close minded judgment of others in the community.
Following her mothers story in the beginning turns towards Autumn herself as well as she recognizes the small behaviors and thoughts she herself began to deal with. I can't imagine how frustrating it is to be stuck in your own body knowing at some points you are doing something wrong or waking up and finding a closet stuffed full of yarn and having no idea where it came from and what it was for.
Shortly before her mothers suicide Autumn is married to Dana and they together struggle through the disorder with medication concoctions, mental hospital visits, and the variety of behaviors that tagged along with her.
Initially I was hesitant to read the book because some of my family members are dealing with the bipolar disorder but I haven't been too close since no one in my immediate family suffers from it. I have known to call those suffering on their grey days to cheer them up or just listen to their thoughts which are sometimes scary but hey we are family. :)
Contained in this book is some dark and scary stuff. I almost put it down after the first few chapters because it was a little overwhelming but I kept on hoping that the tide would change for Autumn. Her hope came from a very unlikely source. Her father's friend David was a pig farmer and sometimes pigs develop a ear tail biting habit and he would give them a vitamin supplement to help them and they would stop. When Autumn's father confided in him after his wife's suicide his friend explained that his kids were suffering from a pig disease. Ha ha ha ha ha ha. Not something you really want to hear. Her father submerged himself in research of the disorder and recruited David to formulate a solution through vitamins and minerals.
A year to two later they found the right combination and Autumn tried it and has been symptom free for 10 years. There is a greater amount of events in the book than this simple explanation but its great.
I like this book a lot and it was originally lent to me by my mother in law but she will have to buy herself another one because I'm not giving it back. Now this vitamin concoction is called EMPowerplus or in the US as Q96.
My mother in law gave me this book and a bottle of it. I was a little unsure by what she meant but I think she had good intentions. :D ha ha ha ha ha. Anyways these vitamins have also helped those that suffer from chronic headaches and migraines as well. Since I have a bottle and during Aunt Flo's visit my emotions sway like a weed in the wind I decided to experiment and try it myself. I will give it a while to see if it helps to keep my stabilized during Aunt Flo's visit. ;) Read it love it and BUY it! :D
By: J Feistner
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