Marbles Comic Bipolar

It s about her experience being treated for bipolar disorder aka manic depression.

Marbles comic bipolar.

Forney s exhilarating and enlightening autobiographical portrait of her bipolar disorder otherwise known as manic depression takes the reader on an emotional rollercoaster an authentic evocation of the author s journey. Marbles book summary. Marbles is a look at bipolar disorder from the inside capturing the seductive qualities of mania and the ambivalence some people feel about treatment and medication. No matter what she s experiencing.

Mania depression michelangelo and me. Cartoonist ellen forney documents her bipolar disorder in marbles a graphic memoir that sustains its honesty and humor through both manic and depressive phases. Mania depression michelangelo me is a brave funny and self revealing work exploring how an artist can make peace with bipolar disorder without losing the creative spark. I was seven years into my bipolar disorder diagnosis when i first read ellen forney s graphic memoir marbles.

She tries to reduce stigma and show others that they aren t alone. Brilliant advice from my bipolar life. It was still it is still difficult to understand my illness and even harder to express the bipolar experience to others. Forney has plenty of alt comics bona fides from her delightful tomato comic in the 90s her hilarious childhood memoir monkey food the amusing short story collection i love led zeppelin to lust her collection of clever illustrations for the stranger.

A graphic memoir 2012. Cartoonist ellen forney explores the relationship between crazy and creative in this graphic memoir of her bipolar disorder woven with stories of famous bipolar artists and writers. Mania depression michelangelo and me and rock steady. Flagrantly manic and terrified that medications would cause her to lose creativity and her livelihood she began a years long struggle to find mental stability while retaining her passion and creativity.

Ellen forney wrote graphic novels on her experience with bipolar disorder called marbles. I always find these types.