When I Was Lost: A Mother's Struggle with Bipolar Disorder, by Glenna Gill, is the story of a woman whose life falls apart when her husband announces he's leaving her. What makes this memoir so powerful is the author's honesty in describing everything she goes through: her feelings during her depression, her ignoring every red flag when she knows better, the way she justifies her every decision, how she sees herself, her awareness of her own dishonesty with herself and with others, the realization that she is burning every bridge as she gets in deeper, and recognizing where she is headed if she doesn't change her ways. The author takes the reader through it all and shows the impact of her choices on others, her relationship with her loved ones, and the kind of strength and determination it takes to get out of a hole that deep. Every character in this true story teaches the reader something about life.
This book should be required reading for all high school students. I recommend it to everyone, teenagers and adults, both male and female, because it shows how easy it is to lose your way and how hard it is to find it again.
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