Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder

"Definitely one worth reading if you are a relative or have been diagnosed with BPD. An interesting account of one woman's journey through therapy, although I agree with a previous reviewer that it came across as being quite a speedy process. I did find it a bit American and schmultzy at times especially towards the end but maybe that's just my cynical side!"
~ Written on 2008-06-24

"reading this book i was amazed how much of her life, feelings, thoughts, actions, pain etc reflected my own! It made me realise just how much BPD effects your life and made me realise things about myself that i wouldn't have thought about or noticed without reading this book! I would say its a MUST HAVEA READ for all bpd suffers or people want to try and understand the condition! I couldn't put it down! "
~ Written on 2008-05-08

"I am diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. I think it's important that people remember that each and every BP is different! Just because you have a diagnosis it doesn't mean your experiences or perception of the disorder will be the same - that said it's also true that some people are misdiagnosed - or often experience comorbidity - the presense of another illness such as depression, an anxiety disorder or an eating disorder (on top of BPD).

I found this book comforting in some ways. The author is very honest and writes in a genuine way, in a sense putting herself in a vulnerable place. I related very much to some of the events regarding hospital admission and outpatient psychotherapy. I think there are many things in the book that people aren't willing to talk about - some of the least socially accepted aspects of the disorder.

I would recommend this book to someone with BPD and anyone who has a real interest in the experience of what it's like to have the disorder, remembering it's only one person's experience - not all BP's are the same!

I gave it three stars :). "
~ Written on 2008-03-26

"I found this book very unhelpful for all parties involved, people with borderline, and those who live with them, and love them. Rachel comes across as a total brat, someone who has 24 hour psychiatric care; to be honest this is not really realistic of living with this disorder. I know because I was diagnosed with borderline about six years ago after a very long time in and out of the mental health services. I am not a spoilt brat, simply someone who has to try and live life feeling every emotion enhanced by at least ten, this being sadness, happiness, anger, loneliness, hopelessness.... it's not about acting like a five year old, its being unable to be rational when things hurt so bad... I don't have a psychiatrist on call 24/7. It's nothing at all like that in real life.
The book doesn't in any way explain her behaviours of feelings, or how she recovers? (People don't simply recover; they learn to cope with years of help...)I find the whole book very misleading and urge anyone who is trying to understand the illness to look elsewhere for help/inspiration/information.
I don't think the book deserves more than a one star rating, and this is only because i can't give it a nil rating.
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~ Written on 2007-12-02

"This book is great, I cannot recommend it enough. I bought it years ago and have read it several times over. I have been diagnosed as BPD myself, and I found it a very positive book, focusing on the fact that you actually CAN recover, despite some medical professionals telling us otherwise. I have also recommended this book to my mental health team, psych ward and my community psychiatric nurse. As this is written BY someone who has BPD, it is great if you are a sufferer. Many of the books out there are written by medical professionals, or written for friends and family, and can be depressing to read, but this one is great if you have the diagnosis of BPD. Also good to give to friends and family to read, as it gives a good insight into the mind of a BPD sufferer."
~ Written on 2007-08-18