The way she feels : my life on the borderline in pictures and pieces
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Published
Portland, Oregon : Tin House, 2021.
Edition
First US edition.
ISBN
9781951142599, 1951142594
Physical Desc
219 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Status
Adult Graphic Novel - Public Shelving
Graphic 616.85852 COO
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Graphic 616.85852 COO
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Published
Portland, Oregon : Tin House, 2021.
Format
Book
Edition
First US edition.
Street Date
2106
Language
English
ISBN
9781951142599, 1951142594
Notes
Description
"A witty and one-of-a-kind debut graphic memoir detailing and drawing the life of a girl with borderline personality disorder finding her way-and herself-one day at a time. What does it feel like to fall in love too hard and too fast, to hate yourself in equal and opposite measure? To live in such fear of rejection that you drive friends and lovers away? Welcome to my world. I'm Courtney, and I have borderline personality disorder (BPD), along with over four million other people in the United States. Though I've shown every classic symptom of the disorder since childhood, I wasn't properly diagnosed until nearly a decade later, because the prevailing theory is that most people simply "grow out of it." Not me. In my illustrated memoir The Way She Feels: My Life on the Borderline in Pictures and Pieces, I share what it's been like to live and love with this disorder. Not just the hospitalizations, treatments, and residential therapy, but the moments I found comfort in cereal, the color pink, or mini corn dogs; the days I couldn't style my hair because I thought the blow-dryer was going to hurt me; the peace I found when someone I love held me. This is a book about vulnerability, honesty, acceptance, and how to speak openly-not only with doctors, co-patients, friends, family, or partners, but also with ourselves"--,Provided by publisher.
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Cook is one of over four million other people in the United States who has borderline personality disorder (BPD). She has shown every classic symptom of the disorder since childhood, but wasn't properly diagnosed until nearly a decade later on the believe that she would simply "grow out of it." Here she shares what it's been like to live and love with this disorder. Not just hospitalizations, treatments, and residential therapy, but moments she found comfort in cereal, the color pink, or mini corn dogs; the peace she found when someone held me.-- adapted from front flap
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cook, C. (2021). The way she feels: my life on the borderline in pictures and pieces (First US edition.). Tin House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cook, Courtney, 1995-. 2021. The Way She Feels: My Life On the Borderline in Pictures and Pieces. Tin House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cook, Courtney, 1995-. The Way She Feels: My Life On the Borderline in Pictures and Pieces Tin House, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cook, Courtney. The Way She Feels: My Life On the Borderline in Pictures and Pieces First US edition., Tin House, 2021.
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