The Quiet Room: A Journey out of the Torment of Madness

By: Lori Schiller, Amanda Bennett

Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Gregory Abbey, Cheryl Smith

Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's summary

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 17, 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.

©2008 Lori Schiller and Amanda Bennett (P)2018 Hachette Audio

Fantastic Read!

As a therapist, this book was very helpful and insightful. I highly recommend this book. It was incredibly beneficial to hear about the author from many different viewpoints.

Absolutely brilliant

I loved this book. It was fascinating and moving to hear a personal account of the experience of a psychotic disorder. Very eye opening, well written, and well narrated.

Wonderful

One of my favorite books. I already read it and now listened to the audiobook because I'm obsessed!

Amazing book!

You helped me so much to learn about mental illness. Thank you for sharing, you are amazing.

Amazing story

Hopeful and inspiring true story that will inspire compassion and awe for anyone battling mental illness, and hope and encouragement for those whose loved ones are battling.

Excellent from beginning to end…

There’s not anything I can say that hasn’t already been said. First book I’ve actually finished in months. Informative, intriguing and at times humorous. Ever aspect of this audiobook is excellent from beginning to end.

A must listen.

This book is for you if you
suffer with mental health issues
Love someone with mental health issues
Just want to know what a person experiencing mental illness is going through
Inspiring and heartfelt thank you Lori for your courage

Very Enlightening

This book was recommended by my Social Work professor in my Evaluation and Treatment class. I didn’t know much about schizophrenia and what I thought I knew was not as accurate as I thought it was. This book allows one to hear what schizophrenia is like from multiple perspectives and most importantly from the perspective of someone who is living with it. I could feel the torment, powerlessness, and desperate desire for hope Lori lived with. I have been given the gift of a new and more informed perspective of what it might be like for someone living with schizophrenia and also realize there is HOPE! Thank you, Lori, and your family, for the gift you have given to me and so many others by sharing your story. I am grateful!

So informative

This book was such a great way for me to really get an idea about how my loved one may be feeling in dealing with his schizophrenia inside his own brain. So informative. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn about the mental illness from the prospective of someone who is dealing with it.

Moving and vulnerable

Hearing Lori's story was incredibly moving and inspiring. I think hearing Lori's story opens up the discussion about mental illness and the stigmas surrounding those struggling. Her story was true to her diagnosis, interesting, and vulnerable. She dives deep into her deepest trenches and highest mountains with her mental illness. I highly recommend this book.