suggestions of books like Girl Interrupted and Prozac Nation?
Hey guys, Any suggestions of books like Girl Interrupted and Prozac Nation?
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Hey guys, Any suggestions of books like Girl Interrupted and Prozac Nation?
The Last Asylum by Barbara @Delanea
Brain on Fire-Susannah Cahalan
The one by Wally Lamb I forget the title let me look it up
@Mari YES That’s the one!!!
I think it I’ll Take You There
Pat Conroy. He wrote a lot of books about mental illness.
“Running with Scissors” Augusten Burroughs
I’ll look up the titles of the best first person accounts of borderline personality disorder and DID I’ve ever read. There’s also the classic “Sybil” for multiple personality disorder or “A Million Little Pieces for substance abuse.
First Person Plural https://www.amazon.com/dp/0758219709/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_g90Fzb86JPXE5
Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder https://www.amazon.com/dp/1592850995/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_V-0FzbCMF5T6N
What I really liked about this book was the author included the specific language that her therapist used with her. I read this book while I had a client who has borderline personality disorder. Her and I were constantly butting heads and not making progress. I read this book and changed my approach with her and she became one of my favorite clients. It provided me with the tools to connect with her without being textbook-y.
Lucky by Sebold, Alice (2002) Paperback https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OHXHNYC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_xc1FzbM1JZR4F
This is a very graphic book about the author’s sexual assault. It was very hard to read because reading about rape is never a fun time. She doesn’t hold back though. It’s raw and very real.
Go Ask Alice/Jay’s Journal https://www.amazon.com/dp/1442423102/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_jf1Fzb58G1HX8
Another oldie but a classic. Details one teen’s struggle with drugs, primarily acid. It’s been years since I’ve read this one. I should dig it out and reread it.
A Piece of Cake: A Memoir https://www.amazon.com/dp/1400052297/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_oh1Fzb7EKDNCV
“a Piece of Cake” gets a bit dry in the middle but it’s one I reread every few years. It details what happens to Cupcake Brown after her mom died when she was a preteen. Her journey into foster care, sexual assault, turning tricks, gang life, drug abuse, and multiple abortions.
I’m also a huge fan of Ellen Hopkins’s books. They are novels written like poetry. Although they are thick, they are very quick reads. She’s written about topics that are pertinent and relevant to teens like meth use, eating disorders, and self-harm.
Crank Series COMPLETE 10 Book Set Ellen Hopkins https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NG4G6TG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_0j1Fzb0VR3FDN
An Unquiet Mind, Kaye Redfield Jamison. She’s a psychiatrist and also is bipolar. This is not as academic as some of her books.
Little something different is Emilie Autumn’s Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls. Highly recommended.
Awesome! Thanks for all the suggestions!
Also try “Go Ask Alice”.
You can always go with the first in that genre The Bell Jar