These are brain-based disorders that people are going through. Something like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder - they're not that different from Alzheimer's. That education is very grounding and helps people understand it better. And I've had some time and the ability to process things, to understand what's going on neurologically, socially. I studied it in college, and now I'm studying it in graduate school, at Columbia University. Leddy: I think that education around the psychology of it is so important. The book sheds considerable light on mental illness and how, bit by bit, it took a. Leddys raw search for understanding, meaning and peace grants readers a rare personal glimpse into the universal mysteries of mental illness and the long-lasting traumatic effects it has on those afflicted, as well as those in its orbit. Have you found that other people you speak to tend to deny or reject that aspect of the illness? But Kyleigh Leddy has done so poignantly in a new book, The Perfect Other. The Perfect Other, a chilling, moving memoir by Kyleigh Leddy. In her book, the author writes, "I do my best to focus on the light." She also says that "it's surprising how misrepresented schizophrenia is in our culture." (Kyleigh Leddy/Harper)įox News Digital: You make very clear that there are ripple effects of a person's mental illness on the rest of the family.
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