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The Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness Paperback – January 1, 1996

by Lori Schiller (Author), Amanda Bennett (Author)
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Moving, harrowing, and ultimately uplifting, Lori Schiller's memoir is a classic testimony to the ravages of mental illness and the power of perseverance and courage.

At seventeen Lori Schiller was the perfect child-the only daughter of an affluent, close-knit family. Six years later she made her first suicide attempt, then wandered the streets of New York City dressed in ragged clothes, tormenting voices crying out in her mind. Lori Schiller had entered the horrifying world of full-blown schizophrenia. She began an ordeal of hospitalizations, halfway houses, relapses, more suicide attempts, and constant, withering despair. But against all odds, she survived.

In this personal account, she tells how she did it, taking us not only into her own shattered world, but drawing on the words of the doctors who treated her and family members who suffered with her.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0446671339
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grand Central Publishing; 1st edition (January 1, 1996)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780446671330
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0446671330
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.88 x 8 inches
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Great insight into schizophrenia
My sister suffers from schizophrenia and she said she wanted to read this book. I bought myself a copy and I am so glad I did. I had no idea what horror she lived in day in and day out until I read this. I loved all of the different view points. So many similarities I recalled with my sister. I think if you have someone in your family or that you know who suffers from this you should read this and if you are studying for psych, you should absolutely read this. Such a great read for me!
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scott c
5.0 out of 5 stars To Hell And Back
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2013
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The Quiet Room is a fascinating read. While certainly not the best written book out there, I was amazed how drawn to the story I was, page by page, hour after hour. What makes this book work is its readability. It's fast paced, haunting, troubling, and unflinching. So many memoirs seem to have an undercurrent of triumph over adversity that takes away from the story itself - as if the author is distancing themselves from their struggle. Here, thankfully, the struggle is shown as a part of her life that cannot be excised.

What's more, this is one of the better descriptions of the terrors of mental illness I've come across. Time and time again, we see how Schiller is tormented by her mind to the point of absolute desolation. Loss of control is a terrifying thing and Schiller knows this better than most and her description of this lack of control is powerful.

In reading this, I kept thinking, "how many of our thoughts are really our own?" The dialog in our own minds may not be as hostile, loud, and violent as Schiller's but who's dialog is it? Our parents'? Society's? How in control of our own minds is even the average person? Of course, we have no way to determine that and 15 minutes of meditation will make clear that we are hardly running the show. More than just highlighting the landscape of mental illness, this story and book shows us the complexity of the human experience from everyone involved.

For those of you looking for the uplifting back-story of family love and support, it's there as well. But Schiller does not gloss over how hard this was on everyone she knew. She takes us into the awkwardness, the fear, and the helplessness of everyone who knew her - to the empty places beyond hope, beyond prayer. Certain family members and friends wrote chapters in the book and they pull no punches. Mental illness, and addiction for that matter, is a family problem. No one is spared and the resilience shown by this family, at the risk of sounding like a Hallmark card, is impressive. When I buy memoirs like this, I'm always looking for a story about a mind at the end of its tether. In The Quiet Room, I got it. A great book.
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Dominique
5.0 out of 5 stars Great insight into schizophrenia
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2023
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My sister suffers from schizophrenia and she said she wanted to read this book. I bought myself a copy and I am so glad I did. I had no idea what horror she lived in day in and day out until I read this. I loved all of the different view points. So many similarities I recalled with my sister. I think if you have someone in your family or that you know who suffers from this you should read this and if you are studying for psych, you should absolutely read this. Such a great read for me!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great insight into schizophrenia
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2023
My sister suffers from schizophrenia and she said she wanted to read this book. I bought myself a copy and I am so glad I did. I had no idea what horror she lived in day in and day out until I read this. I loved all of the different view points. So many similarities I recalled with my sister. I think if you have someone in your family or that you know who suffers from this you should read this and if you are studying for psych, you should absolutely read this. Such a great read for me!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Read
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2021
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Very insightful read. It takes a lot of courage to put your life out to the world. Congrats Lori for having that.
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Catherine L. Reed
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2024
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This was an incredible journey. Lori is one special, strong incredible person. Spoiler alert: She went through hell and survived.
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J. Miller
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, vivid description of the hell that is schizophrenia
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2012
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I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about mental illness in general including schizophrenia but for some reason it had never occurred to me how brutal, constantly hellish living with schizophrenia really is. This book describes that hell vividly and allows the reader a peek into a world that is frightening, disturbing and painful. Lori Schiller and her co-author does a wonderful job at describing the experience of both family and patient during the ups and downs of severe mental illness. We get to understand the horror of having voices constantly screaming vile, obscene attacks, commanding violence and self harm and drowns out the patient's own thoughts and will with their constant presence from which there is no escape. Although, as outsiders who have never experienced schizophrenia ourselves, we can't fully understand the terror many people with schizophrenia live with on a daily basis The Quiet Room allows us a glimpse better than any other I've come across.
Lori Schiller's experience not only allows us an unprecedented understanding of the schizophrenic experience but it also gives us hope that insight and recovery is possible, that not all hope is lost when a loved one develops mental illness. Lori herself is a testament to the fact that treatment can work and lives can be salvaged even after so much has been lost. It's a testament to the fact that love, caring and persistent work of friends and family does matter and that hope is not lost even when it seems so bleak. To family members of those with mental illness and the mentally ill themselves this is such an important message.

I highly recommend The Quiet Room to anyone interested in mental illness and want a better understanding of what someone with this horrible disease experiences on a daily basis. The book is very well written and keeps your attention from beginning to end. It's well worth the read.
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dinesh
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read
Reviewed in India on May 22, 2021
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The only thing I have to says is brilliant. I loved reading this book thoroughly. It’s about Lori's journey with schizophrenia.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very good
Reviewed in Italy on May 1, 2020
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I have a degree in psychology and during my studies one of my teachers suggested us to read this book. I loved it from the very beginning and it describes into depth what is really like to have schizophrenia. Recommended.
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Bookworm
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book! I was looking for a book to ...
Reviewed in Canada on September 3, 2016
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Excellent book! I was looking for a book to help me better understand this disease and it definitely did. It was very clever to have different chapters written in the perspective of not only Lori herself, but her family and friends. Highly recommend this book for anyone trying to better comprehend this illness or any mental illness.
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Sarah Ward
5.0 out of 5 stars amazing
Reviewed in Australia on June 13, 2015
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Lori has done an amazing job with this memoir as someone who suffers with mental illness it is very easy to get caught up and only think of yourself and how things are effecting you. Lori's book prompted me to acknowledge and thank my family for not giving up on me and sticking it out - Thank you Lori.

Apart from the above anyone would enjoy this book, it flows really well, shares the story from all aspects, Lori, her parents, siblings and medical staff do yourself a favour and read this!
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LuckyTatties
5.0 out of 5 stars Honest, gripping and gives an interesting insight
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2009
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As a psychologist who is just starting out in the clinical world, I'm always interested in getting a better insight into the mind and perspective of the "patient". I do not have much experience in the realm of schizophrenia, and so was very interested to learn about a bit more in a real-life context, rather than from a text book. When this book arrived, I started reading it and was immediately absorbed. I love the fact that the different chapters are written primarily by Lori, however her family, friends and psychiatrist also contribute chapters at times when she has little or not grip on what is actually going on. The book really gives the impression that the progression of schizophrenia is a real rollercoaster ride, and just when it seems that waters are calm, things flare up wildly again.
For me, it was also interesting to get a picture of the psychiatric process, and some procedures and terminology which is used.
The story is told in very frank terms, and it feels to me that I now have a genuine insight into how it can be to be schizophrenic. Finally, it is also good for people with little knowledge about mental health to realise that it is not all 'the parent's fault', and that sometimes there are genetic factors at play. In this case, nature overrides nurture.. and that is important to appreciate.
Great book - absolutely love it! Constantly gripping...
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