Finding Alice

Sliding into the Rabbit Hole ... Would She Ever Return? On the surface, Alice Laxton seems no different from any other college girl: bright, inquisitive, excited about the life ahead of her. But for years, a genetic time bomb has been ticking away. Because of Alice's near-genius intelligence, teachers and counselors have always made excuses for her "little idiosyncrasies." But during a stress-filled senior year at college, a new world of voices, visions, and unexplainable "knowledge" causes Alice to begin to lose her grip on reality. As Alice's schizophrenia progresses, she experiences a disturbing religious "awakening," believing that God and angels and demons are speaking to her. When others attempt to intervene, Alice is subjected to a wide range of "treatments" even more frightening and painful than her illness. Powerfully raw and brutally honest, Finding Alice is a story of individual suffering and hope, a family's shared ordeal, and a search for true mental and spiritual healing. From the Trade Paperback edition Sliding into the Rabbit Hole#8230; Would She Ever Return? On the surface, Alice Laxton seems no different from any other college girl: bright, inquisitive, excited about the life ahead of her. But for years, a genetic time bomb has been ticking away. Because of Alice#8217;s near-genius intelligence, teachers and counselors have always made excuses for her #8220;little idiosyncrasies.#8221; But during a stress-filled senior year at college, a new world of voices, visions, and unexplainable #8220;knowledge#8221; causes Alice to begin to lose her grip on reality. As Alice#8217;s schizophrenia progresses, she experiences a disturbing religious #8220;awakening,#8221; believing that God and angels and demons are speaking to her. When others attempt to intervene, Alice is subjected to a wide range of #8220;treatments#8221; even more frightening and painful than her illness. Powerfully raw and brutally honest, Finding Alice is a story of individual suffering and hope, a family#8217;s shared ordeal, and a search for true mental and spiritual healing For years, Alice's "little idiosyncrasies" were excused for her high intelligence, but during her senior year at college it becomes apparent that she is suffering from schizophrenia and must now cope with new demons and "treatments."