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  • By: Joe Tracini
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Hi. I hope you're ok.

My name's Joe, and I have one job, every day: don't kill myself.

I live with a complex mental illness called Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). 

15% of people with BPD die by suicide, and 40% try.

I'm already in the 40%. My job is to keep out of the 15%. 

In this book I want to try and explain what life is like when you have a brain that is essentially trying to murder you every day. It's a collection of the funny, sad and shocking stuff that has happened to me along the way.

Writing this book has been the hardest thing I've ever done. It had to be dragged into the world, with my condition telling me that every single word, sentence and chapter was terrible and would make strangers walk up to me in the street and punch me in the face.

But I had run out of options. I'd done everything I 'd been told to do and I still thought about killing myself every day. So I wrote this book to save my life. 

But if there is even the smallest chance that me telling you how I live with me helps you live with you; if it opens up a space for someone, somewhere to be more honest about their mental illness, it will have been worth it.

Please don't kill yourself.

Love Joe xx
©2022 Joe Tracini (P)2022 Orion Publishing Group
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Critic Reviews

"This is a remarkable book. The honesty is startling and potent." (Dawn French)

"You have to buy this book. I mean it. It's very funny and sad and utterly true. It's a life-saver." (Miriam Margolyes)

"This book will save lives." (Lorraine Kelly)

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Have decided we are giving this to close friends and family as it really describes what BPD is like!

To readers, if you or a loved one has BPD, this is a must! It gives such a great insight into what it is like and just how hard they must fight in order to show up every single day and function.

I cannot thank you enough Joe!
Listening to your journey has made me laugh and cry with the honesty you have expressed of what it’s like to be you, living with Mick.

My daughter has BPD, thankfully been in therapy specifically for it since 16. She has not self harmed in almost 600 days now and I could not be prouder.

We both decided your book would be great to give people,to help them understand what it’s like to be her.

She listened and was like “wow- this!! “

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Beautiful

This is of the best books I have ever read! Recommend to all whether you live with BPD, know someone who lives with BPD or want to know what it's like to live with this condition.

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Amazing!

Could not wait to listen to this since seeing Joe announce it. It did not disappoint. Brilliant.

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I've never felt so comfortable in uncomfortable

do yourself a favour and listen, I wish I could listen to this for the first time again

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