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A Bunch of Lies about My Personal Life and a Bunch of True Stories about My 30-Year Career in Standup Comedy I cried multiple times listening to Joe's story. I have a partner with BPD and whilst no two cases of this illness are the same it has given me some deeper understanding of what he must go through on a daily basis. Joe Tracini has a fairly brilliant way of storytelling and sharing a conversation about mental health. I prefer audiobooks these days and this one was better heard than read. 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. I feel like I got to know Joe via this book. He tells us things he’s never told anyone, and that’s special. That’s not something everyone is brave enough to do. He also tells us about his journey to find what works for him, and his perseverance (and slip ups) as he found out what didn’t work for him too.

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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. Joe is many things. He is an excellent author, actor, and storyteller. But through this book, Joe is also an incredible advocate for those struggling with addiction and/or their mental health. One of the most important thing he does for us through his book, is normalize talking about suicide, a topic so taboo that those struggling with suicidal ideations often don’t seek help because of it. 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.Having felt the impact of lifes eraser wiping away too many incredible people from my life, I wish we didn't have to talk about suicide, but I know too well how important it is that we do. 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.

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We both decided your book would be great to give people,to help them understand what it’s like to be her. 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.This book not only GETS me with out feeling like I need to roll my eyes, this book is changing lives.

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