Rock steady : brilliant advice from my bipolar life / Ellen Forney.
By: Forney, Ellen [author,, illustrator.].
Publisher: Seattle, Washington : Fantagraphics Books Inc., ©2018Description: 179 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781683961017.Subject(s): Forney, Ellen -- Comic books, strips, etc | Forney, Ellen | Manic-depressive illness -- Comic books, strips, etc | Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States | Graphic novels -- United States | Manic-depressive illness | Bipolar DisorderGenre/Form: Graphic novels -- United States. | Nonfiction comics. | Self-help publications. | Autobiographical comics. | Graphic novels. | Autobiographical comics. | Comic books, strips, etc. | Comics (Graphic works) | Graphic novels. | Nonfiction comics. | Self-help publications. | Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | RC516 .F67 2018 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000013458 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-177), resources, and index.
Introduction : Hello! -- Basics : wide-ranging but totally doable whats & whys -- Therapy : navigating your many options -- Coping tools : Strategies & technique for steadying your mind & body -- Insomnia : going to bed, getting to sleep, & sleeping all night -- Dealing with meds : at home, while traveling, & side effects -- The danger zone : identifying your warning signs & how to deal with them -- You have company : finding like-minded people, getting beyond stigma, & knowing for sure that you're not alone -- You rock : it's a lot of stuff but you got this!
"Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life is the eagerly awaited sequel/companion book to Forney's 2012 best-selling graphic memoir, Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me. Whereas Marbles was a memoir about her bipolar disorder, Rock Steady turns the focus outward, offering a self-help guide of tips, tricks and tools by someone who has been through it all and come through stronger for it"--