Runaway Mind relates the story of author Maggie Reese, which details her journey with bipolar disorder. In this memoir, she reveals her battle with the illness during her young life. This mental trauma has affected her life, creating various changes in her moods and characters—between mania and depression.
In this revealing book, she shares her harrowing struggle with the illness through her own words along with the words of other women close to her—her mom, sister, best friend, and mother-in-law.
Through this memoir, Reese provides readers a better way to know and understand the true nature of bipolar disorder and the better ways on how to deal with it—from symptoms to causes and from treatment to recovery.
The author’s race with bipolar disorder will serve as inspiration to others who are enduring the same malady. Through Runaway Mind, she sends out the message of faith, provides strength, and encourages positive outlook in order to survive the illness and to further enjoy life to the fullest.