With astonishing honesty, this memoir reveals what mental illness
looks and feels like from the inside, and how healing from borderline
personality disorder is possible through intensive therapy and the
support of loved ones.
With astonishing honesty, this memoir, Get Me Out of Here, reveals what
mental illness looks and feels like from the inside, and how healing
from borderline personality disorder is possible through intensive
therapy and the support of loved ones. A mother, wife, and working
professional, Reiland was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder
at the age of 29--a diagnosis that finally explained her explosive
anger, manipulative behaviors, and self-destructive episodes including
bouts of anorexia, substance abuse, and promiscuity. A truly riveting
read with a hopeful message.Excerpt: My hidden secrets were not
well-concealed. The psychological profile had been right as had the
books on BPD. I was manipulative, desperately clinging and prone to
tantrums, explosiveness, and frantic acts of desperation when I did not
feel the intimacy connection was strong enough. The tough chick loner
act of self-reliance was a complete facade.