Electroboy is an emotionally frenzied memoir that reveals with kaleidoscopic intensity the terrifying world of manic depression. The third sunrise is an incredible triumph and natalie jeanne champagne is without a doubt the most important new voice in this genre. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. There have not been many memoirs of mania, so electroboy is a welcome addition to the form. Andy behrman born 1962 is an american writer of nonfiction as well as a mental health advocate and national speaker. Electroboy is a 2014 swiss documentary film directed by marcel gisler about the life of florian burkhardt, alias electroboy, model, snowboard pioneer, advertiser, author, party organizer and composer during the 1990s, who now suffers from a generalized anxiety.
For years andy behrman hid his raging mania behind a. For a book about mania, it expresses little emotion. Following intensive bouts of electric shock therapy, he was cured. Prior to reading electroboy, i wrote to the andy, the author, who answered immediately, saying he was very busy, but would write more in a few days, when he was back home. Published in 2002, andy behrmans personal memoir, electroboy. Otherwise, behrmans is a rather pale account of a colourful condition. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Customers who bought this item also bought these ebooks. A memoir of mania from the worlds largest community of readers. For years andy behrman hid his raging mania behind a largerthanlife personality. Andy behrman a memoir in which the author discusses his life as a sufferer of manic depression, telling how misdiagnoses and escalating illness drove him to actions that sometimes put his life in danger, and.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It is hard to know whether this is a consequence of behrmans illness or its treatment or whether his detachment is intrinsic to his personality. The documentary was shot in switzerland, germany, india and the united. Mania may be thought of loosely as the opposite of depression. A memoir of mania while convalescing from four months of electroconvulsive therapy ect that effectively ended 20 years of undiagnosed, outofcontrol bipolar disorder. He gave strangers spontaneous gifts of thousands of dollars from the cash he kept in a refrigerator. The shocking adventures of electroboy books the guardian. Electroboy chester county library system overdrive. Mental health books international bipolar foundation.
Andy behrman put sex, drugs, art forgeries, and manic depression into a blender, run it at top speed for 10 minutes, and out pops electroboy, andy behrmans highoctane autobiography. This is a heartbreakingly honest yet hopeful memoir reminiscent of manic, electroboy. An attractive, highly successful beverly hills entertainment lawyer, terri cheney had been battling debilitating bipolar disorder for the better part of her lifeand concealing a pharmacys worth of prescription drugs meant to stabilize her moods and make her normal. Like many confessional memoirs, electroboy is a blunt tale that relies heavily on the shock value of his uberyuppie behavior, which ends up detracting from the potentially fascinating story of his illness. It is characterized by elated, euphoric or irritable mood and increased energy. Ive been a psychotherapist for 20 years and seen and heard the stories of many peoples intimate lives, and it was still difficult for me to witness the collapse of this. This is a heartbreakingly honest yet hopeful memoir reminiscent of manic, electroboy, and an unquiet mind. Electroboy by andy behrman overdrive rakuten overdrive. The memoir, as a literary genre, functions not only to tell the protagonists story but to exude the culture and document the history in which that particular life30 apr 2016 19 jan 2017 11 oct 2003 in. With brilliance and courage, the authors brave and candid chronicle travels where no other memoir about mental illness and addiction has gone before. A memoir of mania, about living with bipolar 1 disorder throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s, is not an easy read. A love story with the transgressive energy of the basketball diaries.
According to his memoir titled electroboy, 1 andy behrman graduated from wesleyan university and has struggled with manic depression resulting in multiple electroshock treatments. When andy behrman was in the throes of a manic episode, it was like he was going 200 miles an hour. Fast girl ebook by suzy favor hamilton 9780062346216 rakuten. He wrote again, as he said he would and though he was not able to provide a lot of help or insight, he offered what he could, in the way of advice. The former middle distance olympic runner and highend escort speaks out for the first time about her battle with mental illness, and how mania controlled and compelled her in competition, but also in life. He sought a high wherever he could find one and changed jobs the way some people change outfits. In the expanding vocabulary of manic depression, bipolar 1 disorder denotes episodes of depression alternating with mania which may be psychotic. Electroboy matches the frank poignancy of memoirs like girl, interrupted and drinking. Put sex, drugs, art forgeries, and manic depression into a blender, run it at top speed for 10 minutes, and out pops electroboy, andy behrmans highoctane. Andy behrman was a pr agent, gogo boy, art dealer, art forger, convicted felon, and an electroshock treatment recipient. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Mania is about desperately seeking to live life at a more passionate level, taking second and sometimes third helpings of food, alcohol, drugs, sex and money, trying to live a whole life in one day. Then he was arrested for art forgery, went to prison and soon after that found out he was mad. A memoir of mania which was published by random house in 2002, and traces his career dealing forgeries of the art of mark kostabi.