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Review of Victory's Trial
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Victory's Trial" by Victoria Stehr.]
Victory’s Trial by Victoria Stehr is an autobiographical account of Stehr’s experience with bipolar disorder, which she has been struggling with since childhood. With the chronology of her first hospitalization at age 15, Stehr explains Bipolar Type I and its impact on her life, including different treatments and emotional fluctuations. She described loneliness and the consequence of being bullied and labeled by her peer groups at school. The positive coping mechanisms were her creativity with animals and artistic talent. Each year of college and dating welcomes new hospitalizations and more trauma for her bipolar disorder; however, Stehr’s strength emerges through friendship, education, and employment in social work. The book is a testimony of her strength and ability to fight bipolar disorder.
In this book, Victoria Stehr gives a real and candid account of bipolar disorder and its impact on her life. The extent of emotion and the willingness to share the accounts of her struggles with mental disorders are inspiring. I chose one example I found really interesting, and that was when she was relating her first hospitalization in 1992, where she described the state she was in due to the medications and confusion. This scene, in particular, paves the way for the rest of her narrative, waging war between the core of who she is and the illness. In her style of writing, she narrates firsthand her experience of being bullied in school and how this negatively impacted her socially, emotionally, and physically. When combined with medication, one is overwhelmed with this feeling of empathy.
I had no issues with this book; I like the writing style as it is easy to follow and comprehend. The author personally narrates her encounters, reinforcing the book’s positive themes of faith, hope, and recovery. Again, the book appears free of grammatical issues, so I give it a rating of five out of five stars.
Thus, the book will be most helpful for readers who would like to get an insight into the lifestyle that involves bipolar disorder, especially if the person experiencing the health problem or the close one is struggling to come to terms with the new reality. Indeed, Stehr’s episodes are filled with detailed narratives, and these, combined with her tenacity and belief, might inspire other people who are in similar predicaments. Mental health professionals may also benefit from Victory’s Trial in describing the storyline that underpins the clinical diagnosis. It provides not only a narrowing of doctors’ views but also a humanistic approach and the role of compassion, knowledge, and faith in addressing the issue of mental disorders.
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Victory's Trial
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Victory’s Trial by Victoria Stehr is an autobiographical account of Stehr’s experience with bipolar disorder, which she has been struggling with since childhood. With the chronology of her first hospitalization at age 15, Stehr explains Bipolar Type I and its impact on her life, including different treatments and emotional fluctuations. She described loneliness and the consequence of being bullied and labeled by her peer groups at school. The positive coping mechanisms were her creativity with animals and artistic talent. Each year of college and dating welcomes new hospitalizations and more trauma for her bipolar disorder; however, Stehr’s strength emerges through friendship, education, and employment in social work. The book is a testimony of her strength and ability to fight bipolar disorder.
In this book, Victoria Stehr gives a real and candid account of bipolar disorder and its impact on her life. The extent of emotion and the willingness to share the accounts of her struggles with mental disorders are inspiring. I chose one example I found really interesting, and that was when she was relating her first hospitalization in 1992, where she described the state she was in due to the medications and confusion. This scene, in particular, paves the way for the rest of her narrative, waging war between the core of who she is and the illness. In her style of writing, she narrates firsthand her experience of being bullied in school and how this negatively impacted her socially, emotionally, and physically. When combined with medication, one is overwhelmed with this feeling of empathy.
I had no issues with this book; I like the writing style as it is easy to follow and comprehend. The author personally narrates her encounters, reinforcing the book’s positive themes of faith, hope, and recovery. Again, the book appears free of grammatical issues, so I give it a rating of five out of five stars.
Thus, the book will be most helpful for readers who would like to get an insight into the lifestyle that involves bipolar disorder, especially if the person experiencing the health problem or the close one is struggling to come to terms with the new reality. Indeed, Stehr’s episodes are filled with detailed narratives, and these, combined with her tenacity and belief, might inspire other people who are in similar predicaments. Mental health professionals may also benefit from Victory’s Trial in describing the storyline that underpins the clinical diagnosis. It provides not only a narrowing of doctors’ views but also a humanistic approach and the role of compassion, knowledge, and faith in addressing the issue of mental disorders.
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Victory's Trial
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