Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running From Madness
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The former middle distance Olympic runner and high-end escort speaks out for the first time about her battle with mental illness, and how mania controlled and compelled her in competition, but also in life. This is a heartbreakingly honest yet hopeful memoir reminiscent of Manic, Electroboy, and An Unquiet Mind.
During the 1990s, three-time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton was the darling of American track and field. An outstanding runner, a major sports apparel spokesperson, and a happily married wife, she was the model for an active, healthy, and wholesome life. But her perfect facade masked a dark truth: manic depression and bipolar disorder that drove her obsession to perform and win. For years after leaving the track, Suzy wrestled with her condition, as well as the loss of a close friend, conflicted feelings about motherhood and her marriage, and lingering shame about her athletic career. After a misdiagnosis and a recommendation for medication that only exacerbated her mania and made her hypersexual, Suzy embarked on a new path, and assumed a new identity. Fueled by a newfound confidence, a feeling of strength and independence and a desire she couldn’t tamp down, she became a high-priced escort in Las Vegas, working as “Kelly.”
But Suzy could not keep her double life a secret forever. When it was eventually exposed, it sent her into a reckless suicidal period where the only option seemed out. Finally, with the help of her devoted husband, Suzy finally got the proper medical help she needed. In this startling frank memoir, she recounts the journey to outrun her demons, revealing how a woman used to physically controlling her body learned to come to terms with her unstable mind. It is the story of a how a supreme competitor scored her most important victory of all—reclaiming her life from the ravages of an untreated mental illness. Today, thanks to diagnosis, therapy, Kelly has stepped into the shadows, but Suzy is building a better life, one day at a time. Sharing her story, Suzy is determined to raise awareness, provide understanding, and offer inspiration to others coping with their own challenges.
Biography & Autobiography
Electronic books
Favor Hamilton, Suzy
Manic-depressive illness
Manic-depressive illness -- United States -- Biography
Nonfiction
Personal Memoirs
Personal Memoirs -- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Runners (Sports)
Runners (Sports) -- United States -- Biography
Running & Jogging
Running & Jogging -- SPORTS & RECREATION
Sports
Sports & Recreations
Sports -- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Women runners
Women runners -- United States -- Biography
9780062395337
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Grouping Title | fast girl a life spent running from madness |
Grouping Author | suzy favor hamilton |
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Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2023-02-08 03:51:45AM |
Last Indexed | 2023-02-08 04:29:23AM |
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The former middle distance Olympic runner and high-end escort speaks out for the first time about her battle with mental illness, and how mania controlled and compelled her in competition, but also in life. This is a heartbreakingly honest yet hopeful memoir reminiscent of Manic, Electroboy, and An Unquiet Mind.
During the 1990s, three-time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton was the darling of American track and field. An outstanding runner, a major sports apparel spokesperson, and a happily married wife, she was the model for an active, healthy, and wholesome life. But her perfect facade masked a dark truth: manic depression and bipolar disorder that drove her obsession to perform and win. For years after leaving the track, Suzy wrestled with her condition, as well as the loss of a close friend, conflicted feelings about motherhood and her marriage, and lingering shame about her athletic career. After a misdiagnosis and a recommendation for medication that only exacerbated her mania and made her hypersexual, Suzy embarked on a new path, and assumed a new identity. Fueled by a newfound confidence, a feeling of strength and independence and a desire she couldn't tamp down, she became a high-priced escort in Las Vegas, working as "Kelly."
But Suzy could not keep her double life a secret forever. When it was eventually exposed, it sent her into a reckless suicidal period where the only option seemed out. Finally, with the help of her devoted husband, Suzy finally got the proper medical help she needed. In this startling frank memoir, she recounts the journey to outrun her demons, revealing how a woman used to physically controlling her body learned to come to terms with her unstable mind. It is the story of a how a supreme competitor scored her most important victory of all—reclaiming her life from the ravages of an untreated mental illness. Today, thanks to diagnosis, therapy, Kelly has stepped into the shadows, but Suzy is building a better life, one day at a time. Sharing her story, Suzy is determined to raise awareness, provide understanding, and offer inspiration to others coping with their own challenges.
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9780062395337
Online OverDrive
Online OverDrive Collection
HarperCollins
HarperCollins Publishers
Electronic books
Favor Hamilton, Suzy
Manic-depressive illness -- United States -- Biography
Personal Memoirs -- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Runners (Sports) -- United States -- Biography
Running & Jogging -- SPORTS & RECREATION
Sports -- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Women runners -- United States -- Biography
Fast Girl A Life Spent Running From Madness [electronic resource] Hamilton, Suzy Favor.
Fast Girl A Life Spent Running from Madness
Fast girl : a life spent running from madness [electronic resource] / Suzy Favor Hamilton
Fast girl : a life spent running from madness [electronic resource] / Suzy Favor Hamilton, with Sarah Tomlinson
Electronic books
Favor Hamilton, Suzy
Manic-depressive illness
Nonfiction
Personal Memoirs
Runners (Sports)
Running & Jogging
Sports
Sports & Recreations
Women runners
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