Reviews for A Mind That Found Itself

The average rating for A Mind That Found Itself based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-10-27 00:00:00 Christianna Howig انقدر نشستم تو پارک و خوندم تا تموم شه ، پاییز گاهی بی رحم تر و غم انگیزتر از تمام غم های دنیاست ، پیرزنی که در تنهایی با سگش بازی می کرد بهم یاداور شد که گاهی معاشرت با سگ ها از معاشرت با انسان ها آارامش بخش تره ، شاید حس مرده ی عشقی در پس گفتار این زن مسن بود نمی دونم ، این کتاب الگویی است پرار شکست ناملایمات .

Review # 2 was written on 2017-05-04 00:00:00 Stephen Reames Paraphrasing a comment made by the author of this book... ..."What fosters our sense of well being is a sense of gratitude. When we are treated with dignity and respect, it is not difficult to prove ourselves balanced. In such a sense of balance, it is a joy to pass the gift along."... I see this man's story and his ability to share it as nothing less than a miracle. Knowing the conditions of the time and the fact that those individuals who were institutionalized all too often not only were abused terribly but never saw the light of freedom ever again. It is a testament to his strength and the support that his family gave him as well as his personal abilities that he was able even to survive. Most assuredly the book was not an easy one to read. There are multiple reasons for that including the style of writing which is of the early 1900s as well as the tragedy of illness which included symptoms of and behaviors related to depression, mania and self harm. The pain of reliving with him the difficult personal experiences involved, which go willy-nilly into incredible abuse, his personal resistance to and then attempt to document such plus his ultimate resolution to fight back with every tool at his disposal to change the system. It is an inspiring story.