Tristimania: A Diary of Manic Depression

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There are galaxies within the human mind, and madness wants to risk everything for the daring flight, reckless and beautiful and crazed . . . ' Tristimania is Jay Griffiths' story of a devastating year-long episode of manic depression. A profound exploration of a condition that is at once terrifying and also deeply creative, both tricking and treating the psyche, hers is a journey headlong into the heart of art and madness.There are galaxies within the human mind, and madness wants to risk everything for the daring flight, reckless and beautiful and crazed . . . ' Tristimania is Jay Griffiths' story of a devastating year-long episode of manic depression. A profound exploration of a condition that is at once terrifying and also deeply creative, both tricking and treating the psyche, hers is a journey headlong into the heart of art and madness.
Jay Griffiths was born in Manchester in 1965. She is the author of Pip Pip, Wild,A Love Letter from a Stray Moon and Kith. She won the Orion Book Award and the Barnes & Noble Discover Award for the best new non-fiction writer in the USA. She has also been shortlisted for the Orwell Prize and the World Book Day award. Jay is a contributor to various publications and platforms including theGuardian, London Review of Books and the Radiolab podcast.