Girl,Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen book review
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen Rating : 4/5 Genres : Psychological disorder, Mental illness, Memoir. A girl at seventeen finds no meaning in her life. Has no ambition or desire to pursue anything of importance/purpose. She is depressed and bored out of her wits. Gradually she descends into a state of not being able to distinguish between reality and fantasy. She sees things and then doubts herself if what she has actually seen is the same as what her brain/mind interpreted. She is also constantly bombarded with thoughts of suicide and one day, decides to take her life by consuming an overdose of aspirin. She is rescued in time but is committed to a mental hospital by her doctor. She spends around 2 years in this mental hospital and gives us a glimpse into the inner world of the insane which is otherwise shielded. They have therapy sessions every day..some of the ward incharges are good, some bad..new patients come in and others go out..it sets a daily ...