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Happy To Announce My New Book Has Been Released and Already Has Been Awarded a 5-star Reader’s Favorite Book Review, a Book Blitz Coming For Bloggers to Host My New Book!

~ Debra Morgan Author, Writer, Advocate ~ Leave a comment


Welcome, everyone, I am happy you are here!

It has been a whirlwind these past few weeks with the release of my new book, “Breaking The Silence: Confronting Guilt and Shame in the Chronic Pain World,” now available from Amazon in Kindle and paperback versions.

Also, I am sharing some news about my new self-help nonfiction book about chronic pain as the main topic while sharing my personal experiences of overcoming guilt and shame after being diagnosed, which is out of our control.

We never know what life will bring; it surely can bring illness at any time and age. My high-impact chronic pain came from my diagnosis of fibromyalgia in 2006, and I felt as if my life had changed in the blink of an eye! In the years to come, I felt guilt and shame, feelings of being a burden to my family, and this is also what I address within my book.

However, I want to share a new 5-star editorial review already awarded for my book by literary influencers of Reader’s Favorite that sums up what readers will learn while reading, especially for those diagnosed with chronic pain from illness or disease disorders.


For immediate release:

Debra Morgan’s new book receives a warm literary welcome.

Readers’ Favorite announces the review of the Non-Fiction – Self Help book “Breaking The Silence” by Debra Morgan, currently available at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CW1N55NX.

Readers’ Favorite is one of the largest book review and award contest sites on the Internet. They have earned the respect of renowned publishers like Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Harper Collins. They have received the “Best Websites for Authors” and “Honoring Excellence” awards from the Association of Independent Authors. They are also fully accredited by the BBB (A+ rating), which is a rarity among Book Review and Book Award Contest companies.

“Reviewed By Delene Vrey for Readers’ Favorite“

Breaking The Silence by Deborah Morgan is aptly sub-titled Confronting Guilt and Shame in The Chronic Pain World. Deb, who has written her memoir about living with chronic pain, identifies that many chronic pain sufferers deal with a large amount of shame and guilt due to childhood experiences and the way society at large and family view and treat those who suffer from chronic pain. She provides thought-through techniques and advice to overcome these feelings and live a successful and fulfilling life.

Being a chronic pain sufferer herself, Deb shows insight and understanding of the difficulties faced by sufferers, be it how to cope with the emotions and feelings that can lead to isolation or how to deal with family members who minimize or negate their condition. The aim of this book is to set chronic pain sufferers free from guilt and shame and cultivate open and honest communication between those affected.

Deborah Morgan has written an easy-to-read book concerning chronic pain and how to break through the silence and stigma that chronic pain sufferers face. She has first-hand experience with the topics she addresses and the tips and advice she provides. The book is written in clear and accessible language, and repetition is helpful, especially as many who suffer from chronic pain also have difficulty concentrating. I found the chapter about the psychology behind dismissal very helpful as I am a fibromyalgia sufferer and have had much trouble understanding the way that others reacted and still react to my diagnosis.

This book can be of use to any sufferer of chronic pain as well as those who want to understand their loved one who is in constant pain. Breaking The Silence: Confronting Guilt and Shame in The Chronic Pain World does what the title implies. It helps you learn how to love yourself and communicate your feelings to those who need to understand what a pain sufferer endures to become more supportive in a healing way.

I thank the author for sharing this book. I highly recommend it!

You can learn more about Debra Morgan and “Breaking The Silence” at https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/breaking-the-silence/3, where you can read reviews and the author’s biography, as well as connect with the author directly or through their website and social media pages.

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I am also happy to announce that my new book will be featured as a 2-day Book Blitz and Kindle sale with the fine women bloggers of “Silver Dagger Book Tours,”
beginning on March 14th and 15th, 2024.
You Can Sign Up to Host Is Now Open
Here:
https://www.silverdaggertours.com/tour-sign-ups/breaking-the-silence-blitz-sign-ups



My Kindle of “Breaking The Silence” will be on sale for .99 cents both days and there is a Fabulous Rafflecopter Amazon gift card giveaway for those bloggers who sign-up to be a HOST!


Stop by again as I will share the SIGN-UP LINK here SOON for those who want to join in the fun of this book blitz and share this amazing new book to those it can help!
Both Kindles will be priced
at only .99 Cents!


All my books have been registered in 2006-2024 for copyrights,
ISBN# Bowker, and approved to sell and
purchasable from Amazon, Barnes and Noble,
and many fine online bookstores!
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0BZ2HKBQR/allbooks



Living In A Change Of State With Bipolar Disorder. Sharing My Truth and Experiences…

~ Debra Morgan Author, Writer, Advocate ~ Leave a comment




There seems to be never enough in my life. No matter where I was, there were three things always following me like a deep dark shadow of death… me, myself, and I as cliche as that sounds.

~Deb Morgan




Unable to get away from myself no matter where I went. Before I took medication or even knew I had Bipolar Disorder, I felt like a wooden puppet with one string attached. My life would continue to spin out of control until the last string would be cut. I felt as though I was falling from the top of a cliff, knowing I should look down but not wanting to see. It was my life at the end of the fall, and the rocks would surely be the death of me.

To survive, I had to close my eyes and see myself from a distance as if watching a movie in the final minutes. We go on, and for whatever reason. I go back and constantly rehearse the adage God never gives you more than you can handle. I think that’s a way to keep myself together. Will the morning come, and the disease has made a quiet exit? It doesn’t work that way, to my chagrin. Like so many others with Bipolar disorder, I was smart, creative, and brave; it came in the attack that comes from mania.

In some cases, this could be helpful; in others damaging. The positive qualities of many bipolar people, such as myself, resulted in using their talent and brains to become street-smart. Being great at organizing and doing fifty things at one time. The result of that led to a future of addiction, terrible loneliness, and grief.

I never shared this with anyone because of the stigma of being viewed as crazy.

                                  


Mania and depression are the two arms of this disease.

Mania is not always a positive high feeling that causes out-of-control behavior, but it can be called dysphoric mania, and there is suffering for others until that mania turns into depression or cycles into a good mania. My book will explain this, but it is a nightmare, especially for a child. No one who is bipolar wants to stop the high mania; that high is like a trip to the moon and back.

However, I did hit the earth in a puddle of depression. The only way I can explain it is life smashes you and leaves you lying there, wanting to die. And some of us try to do just that. It’s a dangerous time to be in a black depression; anything dangerous is possible. If someone is a rapid cycler, this consistent pattern can go on for days at a time.

Some of the most famous and historical figures diagnosed with Bipolar disorder might surprise you, such as Vincent van Gogh, who committed suicide at 37; Michelangelo, Charles Dickens, Vivienne Leigh, Beethoven, and Winston Churchill, to name a few. Many others not listed here were plagued with anything from clinical depression to schizophrenia.

Mental illnesses and disorders don’t always present themselves like you think they would; however, some may be with other mental illness disorders, but they can be managed. No one who is on medication should stop taking it. Tell your psychiatrist you are concerned if you do not feel it is working correctly or effects are causing problems. If you have a problem recognizing a change in personality, tell a family member or friend closest to you.

I was grateful that I told my spouse what behaviors to watch for; it has been helpful a few times. After getting help and medication, I am on what I refer to as a cocktail of Bipolar medications. Because of what drugs have done for me, I am afraid to quit taking them. I feel more mentally fit than I ever have, and it has been a miracle, given my past.



It seems The stigma of people with Mental Illness is still alive and well. Ignoring it and fighting for the people who need help is the message I spend my life trying to get out. The recent shootings just in the last few years have caused many people to want to blame all the catastrophes of mental illness.

Murderers do not look mentally ill, but what does it look like?

On the other hand, many of the mentally ill do not try to kill others, but they try to hurt or kill themselves.

This topic needs to be discussed all the time, each day, and every day, until people see it for what it is: mental illness. Then and only then will we be able to get people the help they need from these debilitating illnesses and continue to share places to get help…