Seven days of Mania & years of Art
by D Richardson
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| by David Richardson ISBN: 1905610653 ISBN 13: 978-1905610655 Published: 2006 Pages:24 Description "This is a concise book, that packs a punch, and will bring a smile to your face. The book commences with a small photo gallery of people on the mental health circuit in Cambridge UK, all of whom have inspired the writing of this book. The bulk of the book includes 33 paintings and drawings (amounting to 7 years work), depicting mind states, such as Schizophrenia, Manic Depression and Synasthesia, including psychiatric experiences and encounters with some blue beings. The dialogue alongside the paintings is a 7 day blog, giving example of the internal dialogue I hear when manic, often ridiculous, and sometimes sinister. The end of the book consists of a short discourse on Human Squalor, that philosophically dissects suffering, and concludes that when all hope is gone, one can find some happiness, in the complete abandonment of reality". About the Author I started my working life as a tree surgeon, this I did for 8 years. Until one cold February morning I fell 50 foot from a tree. Resultantly, I developed and fear of heights and unusually water (the sea). I lost my job, and my manic depression reared its ugly head. However after a few years I found my way into science, achieving a first class honours in Biology at Plymouth University. Following this I entered into PhD research at St. Johns College Cambridge University. Two and a half years into this I developed mania; initially I was affected by believing I could see into the future, followed by instructions from God, which unwittingly I acted on, being in such an elated state. A hospitalisation followed. I never returned to my PhD. Since then I've had two sons but I live on my own after a divorce - mental illness was to blame, as my wife has schizophrenia. Currently I am trying to avoid becoming Elvis, and I avoid walking under houses and buildings as I have had a premonition that a roof tile will fall on m... |
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