A young journalist descends into psychosis from a rare autoimmune encephalitis, chronicling her misdiagnosis and eventual recovery.
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A young journalist descends into psychosis from a rare autoimmune encephalitis, chronicling her misdiagnosis and eventual recovery.
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The book narrates Cahalan's issues with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis and the process by which she was diagnosed with this form of encephalitis. She wakes up in a hospital with no memory of the events of the previous month, during which time she would have violent episodes and delusions. Her eventual diagnosis is made more difficult by various physicians misdiagnosing her with several theories such as "partying too much" and schizoaffective disorder.The book also covers Cahalan's life afte...
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Romance & sex
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Brief mentions of boyfriend and one episode of obsessive jealousy
Violence & gore
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Violent psychotic episodes, attacks on others, and multiple seizures described
Profanity
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Substance use
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Misdiagnosis as partying too much referenced but no actual use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Brief historical references linking the illness to demonic possession
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Historical mentions of demonic possession as misinterpretation of symptoms
Political content
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Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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