Why I Chase Comedians: And Other Bipolar Tales

Why I Chase Comedians deals with the extremities of the bipolar condition — highs, lows, in-betweens — allowing readers to understand its overwhelming nature. Written in the style of his acclaimed Little Book of Prison, this new work follows a relapse when the author (founder of the Read and Grow Society and by now a respected, law-abiding exponent of Criminology and Literacy) found himself back in prison following a manic episode. Through often self-deprecating insights Frankie Owens takes the reader inside the mind of someone afflicted by hypermania. The book shows how he struggled with booming ideas, breathtaking feats of imagination, coming down to Earth and dealing with the wreckage. It contrasts the out-and-out ability of this well-respected expert in criminology and literacy with bizarre behaviour as he serves time a second time around and rebuilds his life once more. A rare journey into the bipolar mind which ‘opens-up’ on mental health. A raw, challenging, humorous account. Review ‘This great, accessible book takes us on a journey revealing the reality of being bipolar, and its interfaces with incarceration’– Dr Paul Norman, University of Portsmouth.

• | Author: Frankie Owens
• | Publisher: Waterside Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 08, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 144 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Psychology
• | ISBN-10: 1914603087
• | ISBN-13: 9781914603082