Bruce Goldstein: Freelance Madman

But the way I started believing that things will always work out was to write my thoughts down. When I was in the depths of despair, I would write mantras in my journal like, "I will feel better today." or "This is meant to be." And then the magic started taking place.
-Bruce Goldstein


Puppy Chow is Better Than Prozac: The True Story of a Man and the Dog Who Saved His Life
by Bruce Goldstein

To Bruce Goldstein-an edgy, twenty-something New Yorker trying to make his mark in advertising-just waking up in the morning was an ordeal. Underemployed and recently dumped, he was well into the downward spiral of bipolar disorder. Even with therapy, lithium, Paxil, Wellbutrin, and Prozac, he could not shake his rapid mood swings, his fear of dying, or the voice of Satan, who first visited him one sunny day in Central Park. Then came Ozzy, a black Labrador pup (named after metal’s “Prince of Darkness”) who leads Bruce toward recovery through complete, canine dependence. From the depths of his despair to a life remade, Bruce shows how learning to care for, train, and love the hilariously loyal Ozzy provided him with the structure and focus he needed to heal.