I'm Not Supposed to Be Here

By Rachel Reiland,

Book cover of I'm Not Supposed to Be Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder

Book description

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.

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1 author picked I'm Not Supposed to Be Here as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is a personal and very candid account of a woman's confronting a diagnosis of BPD, complicated by an eating disorder and other self-sabotaging behavior, and working with her psychiatrist and others to support her on a road to recovery. The author examines her disruptive childhood and the obstacles impairing her recovery. Her openness and courage are inspiring.

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