Coming out with An Unquiet Mind

“There is no easy way to tell other people that you have manic-depressive illness; if there is, I haven’t found it.” (1) Kay Redfield Jamison’s words reverberate in my mind as I write this paper. Many people that I have read reactions from tend to agree that it is extremely difficult. But Jamison’s decision to become public about her illness, no matter how difficult it was, is something I will forever be grateful for. When discussing this decision in a public forum, Kay Redfield Jamison stated, “One of the advantages of having had manic depressive illness for as long as I have, for so many years, is that very little else seems insurmountably difficult.” (2) For this simple quote says so much about a wonderful woman who has taught me so much through her literature and will continue to as I purchase more and more of her writing. The quote was taken from a lecture right before she went on to describe her anxieties about going......

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Title: Exploring An Unquiet Mind
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Approximate Pages: 6 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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