Paralyzed Emotions

by Rodney D Roby

• ISBN10: 1662439644
• ISBN13: 9781662439643
• Publish Date: 28 June 2021
• Publish Status: Unknown
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Page Publishing Inc.
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 248
• Language: English

Reviews

[Kevin Cannon]

Told through a series of letters from the author to his therapist in 1988, this gives a deep insight into the mind of a man suffering from a life affecting mental illness. A fascinating look at how it really feels when you seem to have no control over your life or your own mind.

 

Forced into an unhappy marriage when he was too young to take on that level of responsibility and desperate to just be loved, the author spirals into depression that leaves him unable to work and with no real direction to his existence.

 

I found myself struggling to hold back the tears during parts of this engaging and emotional rollercoaster ride which really hits home when you remember that this isn’t a novel conjured up by a master story teller, but a raw and sometimes confused self-analysis of the author’s life.

 

I can see how reading this would benefit anyone with mental health issues and also someone with a friend or a loved one who is affected by a debilitating mental illness.

 

Initially I didn’t think this was for me, but I’m so glad I read it. It must’ve taken a lot of courage to publish this memoir and I salute the author for that. 

[rodneyroby]

I found this book to be a raw, sometimes uncomfortably so, memoir of a lifelong struggle with mental illness.
I think that anyone diagnosed with mental illness will benefit from this book, as well as anyone who lives with or loves someone with mental illness. It could even help those who work with individuals who are diagnosed with mental illness as it has incredible insight into the mind of someone with several diagnoses. It encourages compassion and understanding in all who read it.
From diagnosis, Rodney had no idea what to do or to expect with bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and severe anxiety. He was to the point of being non-verbal. So he takes it upon himself to write letters to his doctor in hopes that it will help him learn how to not only survive, but thrive in his life while suffering the mental disorders he was diagnosed with. He follows doctors orders, even when pills leave him emotionless. He tries to lean on faith alone, but that does not work either. It is the combination of medicine, faith, and self exploration that helps him find the right balance for him.