Big Crowd at the Crazy House

About the Book

One year after her graduation from Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana; where she received her B.S. in Printing Management, Heather D. Brown found herself being led into the psychiatric ward clapping her hands and shouting, “Show me the Money!!!”
She spent the night in the padded room and was quickly diagnosed with bipolar disorder, or manic-depression.


That night; August 16, 1997, would mark the
beginning of her lifelong battle with extreme mood swings
that ranged from psychotic manic episodes to soul-wrenching depression She was hospitalized almost a
dozen times in the following 11 years because
of severe manic episodes.
In 2001 she survived two suicide attempts, the
second of which put her on a respirator for 2
days, and coincidentally she regained consciousness on
September 11, 2001. She was so thankful to be
alive after 9/11, that she felt it was her duty to share
her story in hopes of possibly helping prevent some
of the millions of people who battle this illness
from making the same mistake she did. People
with manic-depression are some of the world’s
most creative and gifted people. She hopes to offer
them encouragement to never again think of giving
up, and instead they should try to find a lucrative
opportunity for their creativity. If you, or someone you
love, or a friend or co-worker are suffering with bipolar
disorder, this book offers you a backstage pass inside
the mind of a manic-depressive. The reader should be
prepared to laugh out loud one moment, and possibly
be horrified and saddened by the manic, brutally
honest and painful poetry in the next.
In the end, if you are not overcome with emotion in the
unbelievable power of the  Human Spirit
to pick itself up, dust itself off, clap its hands, and find its way back from nowhere, then you need to check your pulse or re-read this book!

About the Author

Heather D. Brown currently lives in Terre Haute, Indiana with her dog; Ruby.  She is currently is working on her next book; "What To Say When You Do Don't Know What To Say- Poems To Plagurize For Every Occasion."  For author book signings visit: www.BigCrowdAtTheCrazyHouse.com