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Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder

Monday, November 13th, 2006

Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder
by Rachel Reiland
I read this book and fell in love with it. A woman, 29, diagnosed as borderline personality disorder. It wasn’t until after I finished the book and discussed with a fellow borderline that I began to realize what I didn’t like about the […]

Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania

Monday, November 13th, 2006

Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania by Andy Behrman
Just a quick review on this. It was an interesting read, but I was a bit put off by some of it. I read the reviews before I bought the book and figured I’d give it a chance. Could this guy really be so braggish? Yes, yes he […]

Sometimes I act crazy: Living with Borderline Personality Disorder

Saturday, September 9th, 2006

Sometimes I act crazy: Living with Borderline Personality Disorder by Jerold J. Kreisman and Hal Straus
This is a much better book than “I hate you, don’t leave me” which I also reviewed here.
I know that there is a third book in the series, which I’ll eventually get to. This book is contains updated information regarding […]

The Quiet Room

Saturday, September 9th, 2006

The Quiet Room by Lori Schiller
This was an excellent book. Lori battles with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder for years. She was in and out of the hospital, tried a halfway house. Multiple suicide attempts. I felt so sorry for this poor woman and the emotional pain she went through. Her “voices” were horrible to her. […]

The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know

Friday, September 1st, 2006

The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know (Paperback) by David J. Miklowitz
This was the first bipolar disorder book I purchased, close to a year ago. I would say this is a good starter book on the illness but does contain a lot of the same information you can find […]

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