depression, self injury, eating disorders and general misery

A Listmania! list by "llia1981"
 
Girl, Interrupted
1.  Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
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  "This is not an 'easy-read novel', more a case history of Susanna Kaysen's true life as she gets admitted to a mental institute. The film is loosely based on this original text."
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Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America - A Memoir
2.  Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America - A Memoir by Elizabeth Wurtzel
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  "One of the first good books I read about mental illness.  A good read, but often a little hard to keep your concentration.  An introduction to the world of Prozac."
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Because I Remember Terror, Father, I Remember You (Associated Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction)
3.  Because I Remember Terror, Father, I Remember You (Associated Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction) by Sue William Silverman
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  "FANTASTIC!! A heart-wrenching true account of a childhood filled with sexual abuse, incest, rape and misery, and the eventual recovery in adulthood."
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Disconnected (Collins Flamingo)
4.  Disconnected (Collins Flamingo) by Sherry Ashworth
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  "A true story of a young girl trying to find herself amidst depression, loneliness and parental pressure.  Written as a series of letters to people in her life."
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The Virgin Suicides
5.  The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
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  "Better than the film version, as it allows your imagination to create it's own impression of the four sisters whose fragile lives fall apart"
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My Father's House: Memoir of Incest and Healing
6.  My Father's House: Memoir of Incest and Healing by Sylvia Fraser
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  "An intimate true story of abuse and incest, as Sylvia Fraser recounts her childhood as two different girls, one the normal self, one, a girl who does things the other is too scared and ashamed to do."
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Cut (Collins Flamingo)
7.  Cut (Collins Flamingo) by Patricia McCormick
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  "A quiet, under-stated story of an American girl's admission to a mental institute after the discovery of her self-harming behaviours."
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Stop Pretending: What happened when my big sister went crazy
8.  Stop Pretending: What happened when my big sister went crazy by Sonya Sones
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  "Written as a series of poems inspired by the author's life, this is a sensitive incite into the lives of a family living with nightmare of mental illness."
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Skin Game: A Memoir
9.  Skin Game: A Memoir by Caroline Kettlewell
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  "A true story of a young girl's journey through the torments of a depressed childhood.  It follows her path through cutting, and on to her recovery as she overcomes the addiction of self injury."
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My Hungry Hell: What it's Really Like to be Anorexic - A Personal Story
10.  My Hungry Hell: What it's Really Like to be Anorexic - A Personal Story by Kate Chisholm
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  "A graphic look into the world of anorexia, as we are taken back to the author's hospitalisation for the disease."
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Wasted
11.  Wasted by Marya Hornbacher
The list author says:
  "A fantastic look at the life of eating disorders! Very personal and absorbing!  A must-read!!!"
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Wasted
12.  Wasted by Mikki Goffin
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  "A FANTASTIC book.  Made me laugh hysterically and then sob for over an hour.  It tells the story of a sister's downward spiral into drug-induced schizophrenia."
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Ghost Girl
13.  Ghost Girl by Torey L. Hayden
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  "I was really touched by this book, especially as it's a true story! Torey Hayden is amazing!"
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Beautiful Child
14.  Beautiful Child by Torey L. Hayden
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  "Another amazing true-life book by Torey Hayden about an abused child!"
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Toxic Parents; Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life
15.  Toxic Parents; Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life by Susan Forward
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  "A very informative and useful book for anyone with 'toxic' parents!"
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I Never Told Anyone: Writings by Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
16.  I Never Told Anyone: Writings by Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Ellen Bass
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  "A very touching and interesting book which tells the stories of numerous survivors of sexual abuse."
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Asylum
17.  Asylum by Patrick McGrath
The list author says:
  "This could be fact rather than fiction.  A very absorbing story of madness, love and obsession.  A very good read."
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