- Paperback: 204 pages
- Publisher: Trafford (6 Jun 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1426972296
- ISBN-13: 978-1426972294
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm
I Hate Myself and Want to Die
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For Anna Young, stabbing at her veins with a needle was a normal part of life. It's what she had wanted since she learned in seventh grade that her idols were heroin addicts. She strived to become a junkie and was successful. In I Hate Myself and Want to Die, Young recounts her struggles with drugs, suicide, and bipolar disorder. Honest and self-disclosing, Young narrates the intimate details of her drug use and the path to addiction, her time spent in jail and detox, the ravages of withdrawal, her efforts to rehabilitate, her unsuccessful attempts to commit suicide, and her diagnosis with bipolar disorder. This memoir provides a behind-the-scenes and firsthand look at the trials of drug addiction, its wide-reaching effects, and the very real challenge of recovery. I walk into my new cell; it is lockdown after lunch ... I ... lay my head down to ease my headache from the bright lights. I just sit in my bed and shake, sweat, and groan. Once in a while I drift off to sleep. I dream about Elle and getting high, and then I am startled awake. I stare at the ceiling looking for a spot to hang myself.
About the Author
Anna Young graduated from Oconto Falls High School (Wisconsin) in 2001. At age seventeen, she began using prescription drugs and escalated to heroin. She also suffers from bipolar disorder. Young lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin, with her father, her mother, and her dog, Eleanor Rigby. Visit her online at ppfaceannagrace.blogspot.com.
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Unadorned Account of Chronic Drug Addiction
17 Jun 2011
Format:Paperback
Though a dismal subject, the author compensates with dashes of humor and her own insight into the problem.
In her book she reveals her compulsion for drugs, a mounting criminal history and mental illness.
Writing in mid-west prose, she offers a scope into the muddled mindset of drug addiction, detailing why, when and how it all happened.
She chronicles a raw account of increasing addiction and desperate searches obtaining her drug. Intriguing and often suspenseful, it's a haunting journey.
This book shows much promise of a young author's literary potential.
I look forward to a sequel, hopefully of Ms. Young triumph over her battle with drugs.
I recommend this book, especially to a parent or anyone closely involved with a drug dependent person.
In her book she reveals her compulsion for drugs, a mounting criminal history and mental illness.
Writing in mid-west prose, she offers a scope into the muddled mindset of drug addiction, detailing why, when and how it all happened.
She chronicles a raw account of increasing addiction and desperate searches obtaining her drug. Intriguing and often suspenseful, it's a haunting journey.
This book shows much promise of a young author's literary potential.
I look forward to a sequel, hopefully of Ms. Young triumph over her battle with drugs.
I recommend this book, especially to a parent or anyone closely involved with a drug dependent person.
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