The reader accompanies the author through a few months of psychotic interludes in her otherwise grounded and privileged life, and experiences it through her eyes. She is an accomplished architect, sailor, wife and mother who recently became impacted by Multiple Sclerosis symptoms. This mental anguish begins while on a sailing vacation in the British Virgin Islands and follows her home to the Central Valley and Central Coast in California. Relationships with friends, family, clients and primarily her husband are affected and examined. The reader experiences suspense as one surprising episode follows the other, sandwiched between postcard-like images of sailing harbors, white pelicans and salt-box homes with green lawns and flower beds.
This memoir is about both her experiences and the research to discover the cause of her unprecedented behavior. How could this happen after 60 years of stable mental health? Two potential causes are examined- Multiple Sclerosis or sleep deprivation-and a conclusion is drawn. At times this is a suspenseful story and it also offers the author’s insight into problems with mental health evaluation, misdiagnosis and stigma. Her research about the effects of extended sleep deprivation are startling.
The reader accompanies the author through a few months of psychotic interludes in her otherwise grounded and privileged life, and experiences it through her eyes. She is an accomplished architect, sailor, wife and mother who recently became impacted by Multiple Sclerosis symptoms. This mental anguish begins while on a sailing vacation in the British Virgin Islands and follows her home to the Central Valley and Central Coast in California. Relationships with friends, family, clients and primarily her husband are affected and examined. The reader experiences suspense as one surprising episode follows the other, sandwiched between postcard-like images of sailing harbors, white pelicans and salt-box homes with green lawns and flower beds.
This memoir is about both her experiences and the research to discover the cause of her unprecedented behavior. How could this happen after 60 years of stable mental health? Two potential causes are examined- Multiple Sclerosis or sleep deprivation-and a conclusion is drawn. At times this is a suspenseful story and it also offers the author’s insight into problems with mental health evaluation, misdiagnosis and stigma. Her research about the effects of extended sleep deprivation are startling.
Woman Overboard: A Splash of Insight Into Sleep Deprivation and Psychosis
Woman Overboard: A Splash of Insight Into Sleep Deprivation and Psychosis
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940164777647 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Sharon Sheltzer |
| Publication date: | 01/30/2021 |
| Sold by: | Smashwords |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 296 KB |