Welcome to another fantastic giveaway hop. This is hosted by I Am a Reader & Reading in Twilight. I was married to a man who was (is) mentally ill, and he was only recently in a mental hospital. This issue touches me. His brother died due to instabiity caused by mental illness, and I saw some of the horrors of severe depression and bipolar disorder up close. I always say that I got out before anything could happen to me, and it saddens me so much that my ex refuses to take advantage of medication–he believes he is fine. Whenever I hear horrific stories about wives/girlfriends and/or children killed by men (who were mentally ill but no action was taken), I always thank the Lord that I got out when I did. I can’t imagine my ex going down that road, but I certainly was not going to be a statistic.
Goodness, I have to list an uncommon book here that really touched me and minimally deals with some characters who suffer from mental illness. It still rates as a top book for me: Sierra by Taylor Dean.
Read my 5-star review here.
So, my giveaway will be any book that features a mentally ill character or deals with this serious topic. The giveaway is international, and all you need to do is enter the rafflecopter below. Then hop on! But be sure to enter all giveaways by March 27–you don’t want to miss out!
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I think I might get 13 reasons why
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I’ve been a little depressed due to losing a family member but am trying to do things that make me happy.
Thanks for this!
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I love Joyce Meyer’s books – her most famous being “Battlefield of the Mind” she also has a follow-up for Teens as well.
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Maybe The Sea of Tranquility?! 🙂 thanks for this awesome giveaway! 😀
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IF you Find Me by Emily Murdoch or It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini 🙂
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Some of family including deal with anxiety and depression. I have read many self-help books over the years. I would pick Splintered or the book you have listed.
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The Sea of Tranquility or Pushing the Limits 🙂
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Reason to Breathe 🙂 Thank you for this giveaway!
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I’m not sure what book I wanna get but I’ve read a book recently and it has a character suffering from a mental problem (depression in this case) and this book is Me Since You by Laure Wiess.
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I would probably pick If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch !
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Thirteen Reasons Why.
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I’m not sure what book I would choose but this is a very important topic for me. There is mental illness on both sides of my family so this is something that has been present my entire life. Thank you for taking part in the hop to help bring attention to this important issue!
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Love all the book by Laura Wiess!!
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Pushing the Limits! Thank you for the awesome giveaway.
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Everyone in my family has dealt with mental health professionals at one time or another. I think it’s healthy for people to go. I go to deal with chronic pain from arthritis and fibromyalgia. I don’t know what book I would want.
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I finished “I Know This Much Is True” by Wally Lamb. Excellent book.
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I think I’d get Splintered, since the main character does think she’s insane, and her mother was also recognized as ‘insane’.
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Maybe The Good Luck of Right Now. 😉
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I’d like to keep an option open as to which book I’d choose. I’ve worked with a voluntary mental health support group dealing with mainly suicide in Sri Lanka for 14 years.
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I really haven’t had to deal with something so tragic. Since you liked the book Sierra I would love to read it. Thanks for the giveaway, and I am sorry that this illness had to touch your life. I hope your future continues to be bright and thank you for sharing.
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Unfortunately mental illness runs rampant in our Family which points to the genetic factors of the disease. It can be one of the most devastating disorders to cope with, leaving you to feel quite helpless at times.
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I liked Pushing the Limits by katie McGarry. Mostly the know more about the problems the mother of the main character has.
Thanks for the giveaway 😉
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I dealt with mental health issues while going through chemo.Anxiety and depression. I am on medications and feel so much better. There should be no shame in this issue!
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I think I would choose Thirteen Reasons Why.
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