"Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania," published by Random House, is one man's chronicle of his battle with bipolar disorder and his experience with electroshock therapy.
(PRWEB) January 18, 2005 -- "Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania," published by Random House, is one man's chronicle of his battle with bipolar disorder and his experience with electroshock therapy.
"Electroboy" is an emotionally frenzied memoir that reveals with kaleidoscopic intensity the terrifying world of bipolar disoerder. For years, Andy Behrman hid his raging mania behind a larger-than-life personality. He sought a high wherever he culd fine one and changed jobs the way some people change outfits: filmmaker, PR agent, art dealer, stripper - whatever made him feel like a cartoon character, invicible and bright. Misdiagnosed by psychiatrists and psychotherapists for years, his condition exacted a terrible price: out of control euphoric highs and tornadolike rages of depression that put his life in jeopardy.
Ignoring his crescendonig illness, Behrman struggled to keep up appearances, clinging to the golden-boy image had had cultivated in his youth. But when he turned to art forgery, he found himself the subject of a scandal lapped up by the New York media, then incarcerated, then under house arrest. Ingesting handfuls of antidepressants and tranquilizers and feeling his mind lose traction, he opted for the last resorts: electroshock therapy (ECT).
"Electroboy" has become an extremely popular self help book for those suffering with mental illness, especially bipolar disorder and depression.
It will be made into a film starring Tobey Maguire.
Contact:
Andy Behrman
(818) 808-1224
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