Mad People. The Inside of Life with Mental Illness
28 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Elena Starenkova
Author
Elena Starenkova
Narrator
Olya Fedorishcheva
Narrator
Olya Fedorishcheva
Description
To kidnap a passerby? To fire off fireworks in your own house? To open your own belly because “something is in the way there”? Or maybe just sell your body for a sandwich? You never know what the voices in your head will command next—you can’t control them without medication. And you can’t predict whether you’ll be able to keep your sanity for the rest of your life.
Today, people with mental disorders are becoming more and more common—almost as if madness learned to spread through the air. Depressive states, hypochondria, schizotypal disorders, disturbances of self-identity—these are found far more often than 30 years ago. And there are no guarantees it will never affect you.
In this book, psychiatrist Elena Starenkova explains how ordinary people go mad and what happens to them in hospitals. The author debunks popular myths about the mentally ill, explains why our society is to blame for the development of mental illnesses, and describes how the healthcare system and imperfect legislation need to be changed to save more people.
You will learn:
– how to understand that “something is wrong” with your head;
– who is doomed to involuntary treatment;
– which rights and laws get in the way of psychiatrists;
– whether doctors can perform an abortion without your consent if you’re mentally ill;
– how society “helps” the progress of mental diseases.
Why listen to this book? If you’re afraid of going mad, the book will show you how to spot the first symptoms in time. Because lost time leads to irreversible consequences. And if you’re already going mad (or a relative is) — the book tells you what to do and what you should expect. After all, the worst thing is uncertainty.
If you don’t belong to either group and, in general, you don’t care—just listen to this book like a collection of tragic novellas and discover another side of everyday life. Only then will you learn to value your own life.
Today, people with mental disorders are becoming more and more common—almost as if madness learned to spread through the air. Depressive states, hypochondria, schizotypal disorders, disturbances of self-identity—these are found far more often than 30 years ago. And there are no guarantees it will never affect you.
In this book, psychiatrist Elena Starenkova explains how ordinary people go mad and what happens to them in hospitals. The author debunks popular myths about the mentally ill, explains why our society is to blame for the development of mental illnesses, and describes how the healthcare system and imperfect legislation need to be changed to save more people.
You will learn:
– how to understand that “something is wrong” with your head;
– who is doomed to involuntary treatment;
– which rights and laws get in the way of psychiatrists;
– whether doctors can perform an abortion without your consent if you’re mentally ill;
– how society “helps” the progress of mental diseases.
Why listen to this book? If you’re afraid of going mad, the book will show you how to spot the first symptoms in time. Because lost time leads to irreversible consequences. And if you’re already going mad (or a relative is) — the book tells you what to do and what you should expect. After all, the worst thing is uncertainty.
If you don’t belong to either group and, in general, you don’t care—just listen to this book like a collection of tragic novellas and discover another side of everyday life. Only then will you learn to value your own life.
