Ten Things I Hate About Me: The instant Sunday Times bestseller

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Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ. He knows that nobody will turn up to see him; they will be there for Mick, the abusive loudmouth in the BPD T-shirt. At all the parts where you could hear the in emotion in his voice, and hear him sobbing as he narrates some of most difficult stuff in the book makes me just want to give him a big hug. Having somebody put their arm around you and proselytize is something you find all too much in books, but having someone pat your arm and say 'yeah, I get that' with real empathy in their voice is very rare, and this felt like walking in the park with somebody who wasn't judging me.

Foi ótimo me sentir acolhida e abraçada por alguém que também se sente a pior pessoa do mundo na maior parte do tempo. Anos de terapia e consultas psiquiátricas me fizeram perceber que quanto mais eu entendo a minha condição, mais eu posso conviver em paz com ela. There are some very fine passages (which I note he's reading aloud as part of the publicity for the book) He has trenchant things to say about the limits of the opening up of public discourse around mental illness (it's OK to talk about it, not considered OK to manifest it). Having suffered from my own mental health and PTSD for many years, I always like to hear from others who can share their own personal stories.

Perhaps a lot is wearily familiar, but he does have interesting things to say, for example about the differences between private rehab and state funded rehab (and no, not that paying gets you something better) He also does two sorts of questioning about underpinning philosophies and approaches - there's the delusional questioning (trying to wriggle out of it, you might say), and some which are worthy of serious and wider consideration. Some never admit nor speak of these things but ever since I came across Joe and especially after the book, whatever shame,guilt or even embarrassment I felt has slowly drifted away, leaving me to speak and live my truth, no matter how sometimes sad, bad or good. View image in fullscreen ‘I would do 10 minutes at the end of my dad’s act when I was seven years old’ . He doesn’t delve into where his BPD came from, although it’s fairly obvious his Mum and Dad weren’t Mr and Mrs Perfect Pants Parents. However, although he explains his mental health and BPD well, I found it hard to relate to many of the points, and because of this, some parts felt not relevant or repetitive.

I don't owe Joe Tracini my life, but I do owe him for the silly joy of his captivatingly cringy dance videos in lockdown. Well, we talked about getting a rabbit and that’s quite long term, because we haven’t got a garden yet! Joe doesn’t tell you how to fix your problems in his book, but he does tell you something arguably even more important: that all is not lost even when your problems seem insurmountable. Whether you can completely relate, relate to just some bits or even not at all, it's his truth, in fact it's so many of our truths.Despite having four sisters (three from his father’s first marriage), he did not much engage with other children or childhood. This book not only GETS me with out feeling like I need to roll my eyes, this book is changing lives. But he does make it obvious they were more likely to take a pair of shears to pernicious weeds in the garden rather than dig them up by the roots. Not only is this book moving but I feel it will be educational not only for those without the illness, but for those with it to know that it’s okay to feel these things. Such as recognising the important fact that our thoughts aren't our identity and that not everything our brain tell us is true.