I wish he’d covered why BPD is now considered a pejorative term (outdated and often catch all for people who have had trauma, they often don’t get well or the help they need because they’re judged as narcissistic, unstable/unable to get better, it’s not a coincidence that most people with BPD are AFAB); I don’t love that he talks about going off all medication…meds saved my life and through most of my 30s I didn’t want to be on them…I fear his story will encourage people to do the same.

E obrigada meu amor André por me presentear com este livro excepcional e sempre ver o melhor de mim mesmo quando nem eu consigo.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. He lives in Hackney, east London, but is staying at his mother’s S-shaped bungalow in Rochester, Kent, when we speak on Zoom. 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. We pay respect to the Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. Tracini, 32, has a sweet baby face (Joe 90 meets Alan Carr) and a life-affirming smile that belies everything he is talking about.

It doesn't just make an argument for honesty, it makes one for kindness and understanding (without ever taking them for granted).BPD is not openly talked about in this way and this book is so useful for those struggling themselves and for those supporting friends and loved ones with the condition. 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. His message is that we don’t want yet another book which says: "my life used to be shit but now it’s great and you can do it too! Having Holly in my life has made me feel more capable of some sort of future, though I can’t think long term. He holds himself to full account, and doesn't blame his BPD for the bad things he's done, but he wants others who may have the same struggles to know they're not alone.

He is supremely polite, slightly geeky and wears T-shirts that show off his elaborately tattooed arms (and disguise his self-harm scars). In my opinion, this book is a must-read for anyone trying to better understand other people's experiences, and to really appreciate that you can never, ever tell what a person may be going through just by looking at them. 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? His top 3 favorite things are food, sleep and avoiding social interactions, and he has a deep hatred of writing about himself in the third person.I don't owe Joe Tracini my life, but I do owe him for the silly joy of his captivatingly cringy dance videos in lockdown. Back in the day of his old hollyoaks videos who knew the pain and trauma going on behind his eyes and these days even on the worst of days Joe has kept me going in ways he can never imagine and I hope he knows how his honesty over his condition helps so many people every day and his amazing dance videos gave us all something to hold onto during lockdown. I'm hoping I can be more honest with people about how I'm feeling and answer that dreaded question "how are you? View image in fullscreen ‘I’m only able to be so honest because I’m doing it to the back of an iPhone’ . I saw a funny post involving interpretive dance in a back yard, a woman’s leotard and yelling out hysterical made up names for dance moves.