
Surrounded by Madness
A Memoir of Mental Illness and Family Secrets
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Gabra Zackman
"What was the likelihood my adopted daughter would have my father's hazel eyes and my mother's mental illness?"
In this fiercely candid memoir, Dr. Pruchno, a scientist widely acclaimed for her research on mental illness and families, shows how mental illness threatened to destroy her own family. Not once, but twice. As a child, she didn't understand her mother's episodes of crippling sadness or whirlwind activity. As a mother, she feared her daughter Sophie would follow in the footsteps of the grandmother Sophie never knew.
Unraveling the mysteries of her mother's and daughter's illnesses, Pruchno fought to preserve her marriage and protect her son. But it was not until she came to terms with her own secrets that she truly understood the destructive and pervasive effects mental illness has on families. Surrounded by Madness is transforming. It will empower families to stop hiding and start talking when mental illness strikes.
©2014 Rachel Pruchno, PhD (P)2018 Audible, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...




















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Good read and hard to put down.
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my story with my daughter had been told. Very well written and the delivery of narration was a bit robotic at first, was also quite good.
surprisingly good!
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Couldn’t turn it off
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Solid read
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great read. I would definitely recommend it.
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I think waiting until she hit rock bottom was a mistake. I think more time and compassion may have slightly helped.
There very strict rules did not help her, only there household.
Sure, there are limits but making her clean her room is a bit much in that situation. Both parents have busy working careers and little time for their children.
Perhaps stricter rules on taking her meds and using street drugs, but again difficult to enforce. Perhaps impossible after the age of 18. I totally agree, the mental health system is broken, and mostly dysfunctional.
Let’s please try to pass laws and provide more resources to care for those struggling with severe mental health issues.
Sad but true
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I feel that.
I, too, am right there with you.
I also lost my own mother to suicide when I was young- younger even than the author's own. This is a story everyone can benefit from hearing... so you know you are not alone.
I felt ALL of this and more
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Honest and heartbreaking
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I feel seen
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Staring at the truth
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