Unseen
€19.50
The story of a woman who endured the unimaginable – and recovered.
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Description
From a childhood shaped by neglect and violence to three brutal years spent in a cold, indifferent convent, Breda O’Toole’s early life was marked by abandonment. When she sought help, she entered a mental health system that continued the pattern – misdiagnosing her, medicating her into silence, binding her in a straitjacket for 11 days and subjecting her to 29 rounds of electroconvulsive therapy. Across decades, Breda was treated not as a person, but as a problem to be managed – her pain unseen, her voice unheard.
Yet Unseen is also a story of fierce resilience. Refusing to be defined by the failures of the system, Breda fought to reclaim her health, her voice and her life. Through courage, determination and a relentless search for dignity, she uncovered a sense of self that had long been buried.
Blending deeply personal narrative with a forensic study of 23 years of psychiatric records, Breda exposes the devastating consequences of a system that too often loses sight of the human being at its heart.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.35 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 23.4 × 15.3 cm |
| Book_author | O'Toole, Breda |
| Publisher | Gill Books |
| Imprint | Gill Books |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 204 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | |
| Dewey | 616.890092 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
