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A review by lifeisjustafictionalrelm_
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
I personally never feel very comfortable rating memoirs, because truly who am I to put a rating on someone’s written depiction of their life?!
With this disclaimer being said though, gosh this book was so insightful! As a person who has never heard of this memoir prior to being recommended it by my aunt, I’m very thankful that I picked it up. Learning about the author’s “month of madness,” aka going through many psychotic episodes/symptoms, being misdiagnosed with other mental health conditions, and being given an insight into how the author’s perception of herself before, during, and after her autoimmune disease diagnosis was very much an empathy inducing and educational reading experience for me. I would highly suggest reading this book if you can stomach the content that is embedded within it!
With this disclaimer being said though, gosh this book was so insightful! As a person who has never heard of this memoir prior to being recommended it by my aunt, I’m very thankful that I picked it up. Learning about the author’s “month of madness,” aka going through many psychotic episodes/symptoms, being misdiagnosed with other mental health conditions, and being given an insight into how the author’s perception of herself before, during, and after her autoimmune disease diagnosis was very much an empathy inducing and educational reading experience for me. I would highly suggest reading this book if you can stomach the content that is embedded within it!