Pat solitano biography

Living… with his parents. Pat was just released into the custody of his parents from a mental health facility for treatment of his bipolar disorder. Pat’s father has a problem with gambling, and has recently been working as a bookie to earn some money in hopes of eventually opening a restaurant.

Profession… former high school teacher. But after a violent incident led to Patrick’s commitment (and a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder) he was forced to leave the profession.

Interests… reading, dancing, and finding the “silver linings” in life. Pat’s been ansträngande to man a change about how he sees his life by focusing on and appreciating the smaller, good things in life. Though he was reluctant to begin at first, Pat agrees to be the dance partner for his friend’s sister-in-law, Tiffany. Now, Pat spends most of his day diligently practicing with Tiffany for an upcoming competition.

Relationship Status… ruined. After Pat was sent to a mental health facility for eight months, his wif

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Silver Linings Playbook is a 2012 American romantic comedy-drama film.

Synopsis[]

After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.

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After eight months of treatment in a mental health facility for bipolar disorder, Patrizio "Pat" Solitano, Jr. is released into the care of his father Patrizio, Sr. and mother Dolores. His main focus is to reconcile with his ex wife, Nikki. She has moved away and obtained a restraining order against him after Pat had found her in the shower with another man and nearly beat him to death. During his time in the clinic Pat befriends Danny McDaniels, an easygoing man who is embroiled in a legal dispute with the clinic on whether or not he is eligible to leave. Pat's therapist, Dr. Patel, does his best to convince him to keep takin

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The Silver Linings Playbook

2008 novel by Matthew Quick

For the film based on the book, see Silver Linings Playbook.

The Silver Linings Playbook is a 2008 debut novel of American author Matthew Quick.

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The book is narrated through the eyes of Pat Peoples, and occasionally Tiffany's through letters. A former history teacher who has moved back to his childhood home in Collingswood, New Jersey, after spending time in a Baltimore psychiatric hospital, Pat believes he has been away only a few months, but soon realizes it has been years, and struggles to piece together his lost memories and what has become of his wife, Nikki. He has a hypothesis that life is a film created by God and that its "silver lining" will be the end of "Apart Time" with Nikki. Pat embarks on a plan of self-improvement in order to win Nikki back, including regular running and working out in a home gym. At a dinner with his friend Ronnie and his wife Veronica, Pat is introduced to Tiffany Web