Crazy Daze: A Bipolar Odyssey

Crazy Daze is the personal memoir of Declan Gould, revealing many episodes in his life under a state of extreme consciousness. The revelations are un-redacted, revealing his often sacrificing his own interests to support the rights and needs of others. The odyssey takes us through Ireland, the US and Zimbabwe. It reveals how he reacted while hearing voices, and some brushes with the law and the mental health services. In the second part of the book, Stigma and Mental Health, Declan deals with this very real issue and confronts the insidious ways that stigma can manifest itself to the detriment of those who experience mental health difficulties. In the third part of the book Under Observation - a patient view from the psychiatric ward, Declan deals with a number of issues arising from being in a psychiatric ward, which adversely affect patients.