Turning a Family Curse Into a Blessing

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This is the memoir of a man who had everything: family, good job, house. He walked away from it. Why? He was misdiagnosed by a psychiatrist.

Tom Roberts, Author and Speaker

Tom Roberts (AUTHOR)

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TURNING A FAMILY CURSE INTO A BLESSING 

This is the memoir of a man who had everything: family, good job, house. He walked away from it. Why? 

Madison, VA. Christine F. Anderson Publishing and Media has released Tom Roberts’ memoir Escape from Myself: A Manic-Depressive’s Journey to Nowhere.

About the Book:

Tom’s memoir takes the reader from what appeared to be a comfortable college professor’s life to the dirty streets of Hollywood, CA. He was living in a fantasy that he could earn a living as a film actor just as he dreamed when he was in high school. His “escape” as he calls it, was triggered by medical treatment following a horrible depression that had lasted six months by the time he was hospitalized. He was prescribed the new antidepressant Prozac and it turned out to be the worst anti-depressant for a yet undiagnosed manic-depressive. 

Tom’s diagnosis of bipolar disorder came too late to save his marriage and his college teaching position. His journey takes the reader from “nowhere” to “now here”, as Tom learned how to manage his illness.

Speaking Engagements:

As an inspirational speaker, Tom Roberts encourages compassion and understanding of those with mental illnesses in order to dispel stigma so they will get professional help. He reminds his audiences through his experience with bipolar disorder that severe mental illnesses are treatable disorders of the brain. Left untreated, however, they are among the most disabling and destructive illnesses known to humankind. Tom also speaks from the perspective of one whose brother and sister committed suicide. Each one was too afraid of the stigma attached to mental illness to get psychiatric help.

 

Tom’s college speaking experience includes the University of North Carolina and Duke University. His speech to students is called “The Missed Lecture: How What You Have Not Learned in College Could Kill You”. His goal is to encourage students to move past fear of stigma and get help for depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder or other mental health issues. It will have an impact on each student’s academic performance, career and interpersonal success. 

About the Author

Tom Roberts is an author, speaker, husband, father of two grown children and grandfather of a granddaughter and grandson. He is a former college professor and broadcast journalist. He currently resides in Southern California, has an M.A. in Radio-Television-Film and is an advocate for mental health.  

Escape from Myself: A Manic-Depressive’s Journey to Nowhere

Authored by Tom Roberts

List Price: $13.99

Size: 6 x 0.3 x 9

Page Count: 126 pages

Christine F. Anderson Publishing and Media

ISBN-13: 978-0692636657 (Paperback)

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Source: Tom Speaks Out Against Mental Illness Stigma