HighTide-LowTide: A Journal of Manic Depression

by Nadiye Coskuner

Meet Nadiye Coskuner, a bright young college student, grown up on the tropical island of Bali, and singled out for a high school student exchange program to continue her studies in the U.S.A. When the book begins, she is looking forward to all the best that life can promise. And yet her path leads her unwittingly into the depths of depression and despair. This is the story of one girl’s quest for health in the face of formidable challenges. Faced with the insensitivity of businesslike medical professionals who ignore the biological and nutritional needs of their patient and rely heavily on prescription drugs, she has no choice but to endure the health-damaging side effects. Together with her family she leaves no stone unturned in seeking a sustainable solution for health. Follow Nadiye’s experiences and you will learn about the vagaries of the biochemistry of the human brain, and how it can lead us, unaware, into other realities and planes of existence. By charting these turbulent shores of the human mind that are shaped by the subtle imbalances of the biochemistry of the body and brain, she has prepared a valuable guide to others lost on their own dark shores. This book is full of wisdom, good advice and optimism that will benefit all those who read it; especially those who are struggling to recover from illness.

Genres: Psychology

245 pages, Paperback

Published February 1, 2003

Reviews

[Riadiani Marcelita · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is inspirational and encouraging. Through this book Coskuner has bravely retold her stories when she suffered through Manic Depression; we were given access to her thoughts and feelings, and this I think shows how brave Coskuner really is. Not everybody can have the courage to retell one of the darkest moments of his/her life.

I recommend this book to everyone. It's such a shame that this book is now rarely found. This autobiography will give you a different perspective and knowledge about Manic Depression.

[Amelia Chai · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book gave me my first information about the illness, and presented a humble account on what/how the condition is. It gave a human-face to what was only a title of an illness. The way the story is told is somewhat slower than my expectation though.

[Meilina · Rating 5 out of 5]

nadiye revealed her hardest time story with passion and I was impressed by how she coped with her manic depression. It is an amazing book!!