I'm shamelessly stealing mama's idea to start a thread on books that are helpful ... .maybe there is a better place to put this?
It started with my slightly off topic post about the book "My Fluorescent God" by Joe Guppy, about his psychotic break in his 20's. It was an interesting read on it's own, but of particular interest because he became a mental health professional years later. To write the book he used the psych notes from his time in hospital, his own journal entries, and taped interviews he did after his recovery. At the end of the book he also includes transcripts of discussions with mental health professionals about their opinions about treatments and what helped or didn't help during his experience. He talks about his parents and his attempts at going home at various points of his treatment as well.
It's a really interesting look at the client side experience of mental health care.
Wondering if others have books to add to a list of books they've found insightful, whether they are directly BPD not?
