Tristimania
  • Published: 20 March 2017
  • ISBN: 9780241972045
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $25.00

Tristimania

A Diary Of Manic Depression

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26 May 2016
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20 Mar 2017
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A literary memoir evoking a first-hand experience of manic depression and the painful road to recovery

In 2013, Jay Griffiths experienced a devastating mental breakdown that led to a year-long episode of manic depression. She swung from the extreme highs of mania to the depths of suicidal depression. Eventually she resolved to take control of her situation, taking on the formidable Camino de Santiago pilgrimage across Europe without any companion or support - determined to find a cure for her torment.

Tristimania is the staggeringly courageous and soaringly lyrical account of this unforgettable year.
  • Published: 20 March 2017
  • ISBN: 9780241972045
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $25.00
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About the author

Jay Griffiths

Jay Griffiths' writing has appeared in the London Review of Books, the Guardian, the Observer, The Ecologist and Resurgence magazine, of which she is an associate editor.

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Praise for Tristimania

Publisher's description. A stark and lyrical memoir of the steep descent into madness and the slow, agonizing recovery that follows. In 2013, Jay Griffiths suffered a devastating year-long episode of hypomania and extreme depression. Tristimania is the extraordinary, brave and painfully honest account of that year.

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