Remnants of a Life on Paper: A Mother and Daughter's Struggle with Borderline Personality Disorder

Author: Bea Tusiani , Pamela Tusiani, Paula Tusiani-Eng

Hardcover: 336 pages

Publisher: Baroque Press (2013)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0985571810

ISBN-13: 9780985571818

price:$27.94

内容简介

The book tells the story of a young woman suffering with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), a psychiatric illness characterized primarily by mood swings, unstable relationships, depression and self-destructive behavior. Pamela Tusiani's copious journals, moving artwork and poetry provide an intimate glimpse of her battle with a personality she could not control. Intertwined with Pamela's voice, Bea Tusiani tells the story of her daughter's struggle and the roller-coaster effect it had on her family. The two points of view present a unique insight into Pamela's state of mind.

Pamela wrote in her diary, "There I stood, in a hole, deep in the ground. Did I dig it or just get in? Did I fall into it? Did someone else dig it and throw me in?" The hole is still there, but through the telling of her valiant endeavor, Pamela extends a hand to help others climb out.

Bea Tusiani, together with her family, established the Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

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