Crying Into the Saucepan

by Nikki Hayes

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Author: Nikki Hayes

Publisher: Mercier Press

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ISBN 10: 1781174997
ISBN 13: 978-1781174999

Irish radio DJ Nikki Hayes has lived most of her life with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), a serious mental disorder marked by a pattern of on-going instability in mood, behavior, self-image, and functioning. Nikki should have been diagnosed aged 15 the first time she came in contact with the mental health services with anorexia, or aged 19, after an attempted suicide; or aged 28 following a breakdown after her father's death, and if not then aged 34 when she was diagnosed with post-natal depression. Instead, each time she was given a different diagnosis, none accurate. Nikki believes her illness went undetected for so long because much of what she felt and did was so easily explained away as `depression', or attention seeking. By sharing her story, Nikki hopes to help others see that they are not alone, and to encourage greater support for people suffering with mental health issues. #StrongerTogether

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