Join
author Jane Thompson on a journey through the frustrating, agonizing
and deeply personal world of mental illness in her new novel, Reboot:
A Novel of Bipolar Disorder.
Georgetown,
Texas, USA (August 28, 2012) -- Join author Jane Thompson on a
journey through the frustrating, agonizing and deeply personal world
of mental illness in her new novel, Reboot: A Novel of Bipolar
Disorder (now available through Amazon
and Kindle).
In
a candid style and with compassion for bipolar disorder sufferers,
Thompson chronicles the struggles, failures and, ultimate triumphs of
her protagonist as she slowly learns to live in the world of bipolar
disorder.
“It
is not a tale of climbing the ladder of success, but of a winding
trail that is sometimes upward, but that ultimately leads to the goal
of stability and understanding of an illness the heroine of my story
must live with and manage the rest of her life,” writes Thompson.
“Marie”
was not diagnosed with bipolar disorder until middle age. In Reboot:
A Novel of Bipolar Disorder, she reveals the uphill battle to fit in
and to function at work with the undiagnosed disorder. Failed
relationships are detailed, and readers are given a firsthand look at
life through the eyes of one afflicted with manic-depression. Marie's
wake-up call came in the form of a sudden revelation that something
was wrong with her and that she needed help.
A
woman's struggle to deal with bipolar disorder as it affects all of
her life's aspects; her jobs, her relationships, her ability to live
her life normally: her diagnosis is not the end of her quest to find
out what is wrong with her life. She has to then find a doctor and
medications that will work in her individual case. The journey is
long and the destination is in doubt. Bipolar disorder is a common,
often undiagnosed mental illness that affects about four percent of
the population. It is a challenge to get diagnosed, to find a doctor
who understands and is able to treat the disorder, and to find the
right combination of medications.
“The
target audience is people with bipolar disorder who have traveled
this road, especially those who are having difficulty accepting their
diagnosis or who have lost faith that they can ultimately reach
stability and peace,” she writes.
Thompson
has worked as a social worker, teacher, paralegal and writer. She
holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of
Oklahoma. She wrote for the publisher of a political encyclopedia and
served as a medical writer for a training corporation. She has had 20
short stories published, has written about bipolar disorder in Sugar
and Salt: My Life with Bipolar Disorder and The Rookie’s Guide to
Bipolar Disorder. A person with bipolar disorder cannot control his
or her moods and consequently their lives spin out of control as they
self-medicate with alcohol and drugs and make poor judgment calls.
Many do not recognize that they have an illness and do not seek
treatment. This book is an introduction to some of the problems and
some of the solutions that can be found for bipolar disorder. It is
fictional, but the situations are often found with people who have
the disorder.
Media
Contact:
Jane
Thompson, Writer
1100
Leander Road apt. 927
Georgetown,
TX 78628
Tel:
512-818-0157
E-Mail:
jtokc@yahoo.com
