Committed - A Memoir of Madness in the Family (Paperback)

After a decade of caring for crazy and keeping her mother's mental illness a secret from the outside world, twenty-year-old Paolina Milana longs for just one year free from the madness of her home. When she gets the chance to go to an out-of-state school, she takes it, but her family won't leave her be. Letter after letter arrives, constantly reminding her of the insanity rooted in her family tree. Even worse, the voices in her own head whisper words she's not sure are normal. "Please don't make me be like Mamma," she prays to a God she's not sure is listening. The unexpected death of her father soon after she returns home leaves Paolina in shock-and in charge of her paranoid schizophrenic mother. But it isn't until she is twenty-seven and her sister two years her junior explodes in a psychotic episode and, just like Mamma, is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and must be committed, that Paolina descends into her own despair, nearly losing herself to the darkness. Poignant and impactful, Committed is one woman's story of resilience as she struggles to stay sane despite the madness that surrounds her.

General

Imprint:	She Writes Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2021
Authors:	Paolina Milana
Dimensions:	215 x 139 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-1-64742-042-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Sex & sexuality Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Family & other relationships > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with illness Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Mind, body, spirit: thought & practice > General Books > Biography > General Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Mind, body, spirit: thought & practice > General Promotions
LSN:	1-64742-042-3
Barcode:	9781647420420

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