{"product_id":"the-crazy-golf-pro-don-walin-9780228820864","title":"The Crazy Golf Pro: My Journey with Bipolar Disorder","description":"\u003cp\u003eGolf: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy childhood dream came true when I became a member of the Canadian Professional Golfer's Association (CPGA). In 1989, three years into what looked like a promising future as a CPGA golf professional, my world was turned upside down with a devastating diagnosis of manic depression (bipolar disorder), and I ended up as a patient in the psychiatric ward for six weeks. This was my first fullblown manic episode. I was able to resume my career and achieve my goal when I was employed as a head golf professional in 1993 at a golf course in Alberta. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMental Health: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the years, I made several trips to psych wards to treat manic episodes. After every episode, I would have a period of severe depression that would last for several months. My last time in a psych ward was at the infamous Riverview Psychiatric Hospital in Port Coquitlam, BC, in 1999. In 2000, I was finally put on the right combination of psychiatric medications, which I still take every day. Learning how to live a low-stress lifestyle and having Ellen as my wife for the last two decades have been extremely important in maintaining my wellness. I have now been well for twenty years with my bipolar disorder. To make things more difficult, I was diagnosed with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) in 1996 and diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in 2007. I write about these two additional mental illnesses in my book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpirituality: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm not religious, but I have had countless spiritual experiences over the last thirty years. Most of my amazing experiences happened when I was in a state of mania. Over the last twenty years, I have read many books about the spiritual realm and some about the brain, soul, consciousness and bipolar disorder itself. As a result of this, I have come up with my own \"mania spirit theory\" and describe this in my book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Don Walin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0228820863\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780228820864\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tellwell Talent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Don Walin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44043237654783,"sku":"9780228820864","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef68fc37-024b-4059-ac1a-7b9fe980aa2f.jpg?v=1684966011","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-crazy-golf-pro-don-walin-9780228820864","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}