Two Faces of a Gemini

By Albert Feldman

This is the story of my life long struggle with bi-polar disease and how I have overcome this horrible monster in my life. I am a retired accountant and an amateur author with a flair for writing. This is my first attempt at writing a book. It is an autobiography with alot of twists and turns that lead me to write this story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Albert Feldman
• Release date: Aug 13, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476213323

Albert Feldman

i am a retired cpa who has endured the trauma of living with bipolar disease and who has conquered all of the pitfalls in his life. I am trying to tell my story to be an inspiration to others who suffer from this disease. It traces my life from my childhood days until the ripe old age of 80 years. I literally came out of a closet after spending 7 long years in reclusion and living like a couch potato. This is my first attempt to publish my story.

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TWO FACES OF A GEMINI

By Albert (Al) Feldman

Smashwords edition, copyright 2012

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This is the monster that represents the bi-polar disease that I overcame

Contents

Introduction Two Faces of a Gemini

Chapter 1 The Early Days

Chapter 2 My First Jobs

Chapter 3 Early Mental Health Issues

Chapter 4 The College Years

Chapter 5 Serving My Country

Chapter 6 The Early Days of Work and Marriage

Chapter 7 Early Signs of My Mental Disorder

Chapter 8 My Mood Swings and Mania

Chapter 9 the Bad Days Began- Severe Depression

Chapter 10 My Emotional and Physical Withdrawal from Life

Chapter 11 the Awakening of My Survival Instincts Kick In

Chapter 12 the Turning Point in My Recovery

Chapter 13 Tackling Health Issues Head On

Chapter 14 Taking Charge of My Life

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

The author, Albert Feldman, is a victim of a long bout of Bi-Polar Depression. He is 81 years old and lives in Northridge, California with his wife Marsha. In addition to being an amateur author, Mr. Feldman is a long-time Certified Public Accountant in California during 1956 until 2003. He has two children, son, Brian living in Atlanta, Georgia and daughter Denise living in Saugus, California. He has three grandchildren, Mindy Age 2, Aliyah Age 14, and Aubrey Age 12.