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In reply to an earlier post on 13 Mar 2012 10:51:32 GMT

I've just completed my debut novel "Bobby's boy", which deals in a, hopefully real-world way with mental illness. I suffered from depression for 25 years (from the age of 10) and hate the way that depression is portrayed in the media. I wanted to show how "normal" a part of life mental illnees, unfortunately, can be. The novel will be available on Amazon from easter. You can find the page for it on facebook, or read my bio on www.paddysdaddy.com. I'll be doing some free promotions on launch.

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In reply to an earlier post on 13 Mar 2012 12:20:39 GMT

Marie says:

I will look forward to reading it x

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Posted on 16 Mar 2012 16:46:46 GMT

Eileen Shaw says:

Hi J. Kovler - to be fair to the film One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, it is obvious that the Nicholson character is not really mentally ill. When he has ECT treatment its because of his inability to abide by the restrictions of the hospital norms. The horror story of his ECT would therefore seem outside the scope of proper or improper treatment.

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In reply to an earlier post on 20 Mar 2012 13:53:17 GMT
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M. P. Smith says:

Tommy Boyle Broken Hero deals with a footballer who wins the FA Cup and League either side of WW!, plays for England at Centre Half and ends his days in Whittingham Mental Hospital in 1940. The true story of the former miner who turned professional footballer for Barnsley in 1906 and went on to become the captain at Burnley. Tommy died aged only 53.

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Posted on 22 Mar 2012 23:36:57 GMT

S. Mendis says:

The work I would recommend is not a novel, but a great short story called 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. It's a journal-like account of this woman who has some nervous trouble, so she's in this quaint house in the country (for a rest cure). The ending has a powerful, even disturbing twist!

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In reply to an earlier post on 24 Mar 2012 18:40:08 GMT

Robin James Hampton says:

You must take a look at "My whole life story" by Robin James Hampton!

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Posted on 24 Mar 2012 18:44:19 GMT

AuthorMattShaw says:

im fine has cracking reviews; everything I go through with depression - all techniques I've tried to get rid of it; the legal and not so legal...

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Posted on 27 Mar 2012 08:32:18 BDT

Harry Bell says:

Roger Waters and Pink Floyd Blew My Mind - Volume 1 (Blown My Mind)
If you want a funny story about mental illness, read this

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Posted on 27 Mar 2012 13:26:01 BDT

Harry Bell says:

Roger Waters and Pink Floyd Blew My Mind - Volume 1 (Blown My Mind)

I just got back from my psychiatrist having been told there is no chance forever getting better, how depressing is that

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Posted on 7 Apr 2012 15:16:24 BDT

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Posted on 9 Apr 2012 20:43:02 BDT

AuthorMattShaw says:

im fine deals with bipolar - everything I go through and everything I've tried to get rid of it. Not that easy but the book is a good read, informative, dark humour and cartoons!!! Don't believe me it's any cop? Check out the reviews.

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Posted on 28 May 2012 16:27:16 BDT

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