Fear of abandonment, unstable relationships, chronic feelings of emptiness, impulsive self-destructive behaviours, explosive anger, self-harm, paranoia and disassociation, extreme emotional mood swings and an unclear, unstable self-image. Despite having four sisters (three from his father’s first marriage), he did not much engage with other children or childhood. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Toda noite ficava animada pra ler mais do livro e descobrir o que mais eu e o Joe tínhamos em comum. Joe Tracini travels to the horrible heart of his abominable illness and unflinchingly examines the misery it has heaped upon him and everyone around him.

If you don’t know who Joe is then please do seek him out on social media as he will definitely make you laugh and smile whilst raising awareness of one of our most taboo subjects, suicide, who’d have known that was possible? We pay respect to the Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. 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.

I really went back and forth over whether or not it would be a good idea for me to read this book because I have had a lot of stuff to deal with over the last year. He tries to explain what your life is like when you essentially have a brain that's trying to kill you every day.

But if his book makes you think: "thank fuck it’s not just me" and that makes you feel a little better, then it’s a job well done. Whether you can completely relate, relate to just some bits or even not at all, it's his truth, in fact it's so many of our truths.Heartbreaking and very honest, this ‘ not a self help book ‘ details Joe’s descent into and emergence from addiction while battling with his mental health and suicidal state.

Evidently the lockdown experience embedded with his girlfriend's family has been somewhat revelatory. I don’t have the words to explain how helpful it is to know that you’re not alone, that you’re not the only one to have a broken brain if i can say it like that. It's so common for people with BPD to take their own lives that it's one of the only mental illnesses that lists suicide as a symptom. my mum recommended me this and although its a little goofy and lowbrow, i'm seriously glad i read it. The only reason that I’m able to be so honest is because I’m doing it to the back of an iPhone,” he says.

Tracini then proceeded to rap his way through tongue-in-cheek lyrics littered with some truths about his condition. So I bought it for my eReader and before too long I realized that this was not a BS account of someone's issues that I couldn't identify with or didn't give a crap about. Joe Tracini came back on my radar (and pretty much the whole nations) during the Covid Lockdown period with his hilarious social media videos. Having Holly in my life has made me feel more capable of some sort of future, though I can’t think long term.

Foi ótimo me sentir acolhida e abraçada por alguém que também se sente a pior pessoa do mundo na maior parte do tempo. This book made me understand i wasn’t crazy by hearing a « voice » in my head who literally hates me. The book is a difficult read and Joe talks through his life from one sh*tty moment to the next but he's made me feel less alone in my struggles and by far he's given the most practical and actionable advice on preventing su! View image in fullscreen ‘I’m only able to be so honest because I’m doing it to the back of an iPhone’ . In the film and TV universe, he kneels at the altar of Jim Carrey, Daniel Plainview, Mike Ehrmantraut and Paulie Walnuts.

it's rare to hear bpd spoken about in such human terms - not medicalised, stigmatised, romanticised, or misrepresented. I’ll start by saying that this book is a very heavy read, and as Joe points out, if you’re not ready to read this book or easily triggered then please don’t read it. Most people with BPD are undiagnosed as it takes a pretty serious crash to sit up and think: hey, something’s not quite right here. In one video, Tracini sings a song about the erectile dysfunction caused by his BPD; in another, he wears a snorkel and a thong to protect himself from Covid-19; elsewhere, he chats to Miriam Margolyes while she is chomping on a raw onion to ensure he keeps his social distance. Joes story is far from pretty and very heartbreaking at times and the reason behind him writing this book is one of pure honestly.