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The Rules Of The Tunnel: A Brief Period Of Madness (2011)

by Ned Zeman(Favorite Author)

3.1 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1592405983 (ISBN13: 9781592405985)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Gotham

review 1: This book is for anyone who has ever struggled with mood disorders or have watched friends/family members suffer through them.Zeman succinctly describes so many parts of the process so honestly and clearly that, even if you haven't lived through it (an EPISODE), you feel as if you have: the horrific side effects of the brain chemical changing cocktails, the humiliating behavior that occurs during mania which alienates your support network and brings into your life exactly the wrong people, the inability to communicate with those closest to you or the over-communicating- both of which drive people away and ruin relationships, the never-ending dance with ridiculous mental health professionals and facilities (esp the single phone in an exposed position in a ward full of crazy... more people- zero privacy), the soul-gutting return to normal life after the euphoric high of mania, the heartbreaking attempts to put your life back on track after your own brain has been inappropriately creating every perception that you've had for the last "insert an amount" months/years. Zeman even delved into the world of ECT in an attempt to normalize his life and it only served to make things so much worse for him... terrifying.The Rules of the Tunnel was a haunting and disturbing memoir but wonderful.
review 2: I found this book very interesting. At first, I thought I would not recommend it to anyone in the helping/ mental therapist type profession, but maybe it would be interesting to them to read what it's like on 'the other side'. I'm not sure I would have enjoyed it if I was in a depressed frame of mind, but then again, maybe it would help someone who is. I liked his rules, at least read those. less

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