{"product_id":"9781847473851","title":"The Mystery That Binds Me Still","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMickie R. Singer is a writer, teacher, artist, storyteller and poet, depending on her mood or the angle of the sun. Haunted by a lifetime awareness that there was \"something wrong,\" she was over forty before her multiple mental illnesses were diagnosed. With Bi-Polar, Panic, Anxiety, Attention Deficit, Obsessive Compulsive and the more recently acquired Adjustment Disorder, she sometimes has limited ability to cope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But in spite - and because - of these conditions, Mickie has lived a full, intriguing and often fun-filled life. She is an eccentric and humorous person who enjoys the adventures of living even though the ravages of mental illness are a constant threat and have, at times, shut her down. This book is an account of all her experiences - some amazing, some amusing and some disastrous.\u003cbr\u003e A former education director for the Mental Health Association of York County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of a mentally ill mother and an active mental health advocate, she is both personally and professionally knowledgable about the nature of mental illness. To affirm that a mentally ill individual can keep their spirit even when \"the black hole yawns\" is the inspiring intention of her book; to speak out against the stigma surrounding mental illness is her lifetime goal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chipmunkapublishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039260229872,"sku":"9781847473851","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781847473851_p0.jpg?v=1763747525","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781847473851","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}