A review by lungteeth
Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel

4.0

This is the best account of borderline personality disorder I've come across. It completely captures the irrational fear of losing people, and the constant obsession with the internal void that becomes total self-obsession. For me this book is relatable, but for someone who does not themselves suffer from BPD this book may enlighten them to what it feels like and how there is no rational manipulation behind our erratic behavior, just pure desperation. It's a shame that Wurtzel didn't have the BPD diagnosis as the time this book was written and her experience is instead labelled as depression thus losing the opportunity to increase awareness of BPD.