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Sorry My Mental Illness Isn't Sexy Enough for You by Kay Garbett

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Sorry My Mental Illness Isn't Sexy Enough for You

Lessons on Living With Personality Disorders and Mental Illness (that We Learned the Hard Way)

Kay Garbett, Katja Pavlovna, Peter Tyrer

Jessica Kingsley Publishers · Print & ebook · October 21, 2025

Reading lane: Bipolar Disorder

We've all seen the prettied-up image of mental illness.

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Themes: Self, Health, Help.Reading lane: Bipolar Disorder and Personality Disorders.Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

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Authors
Kay Garbett, Katja Pavlovna, Peter Tyrer
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published
October 21, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Bipolar Disorder · Personality Disorders
Reading lane
Bipolar Disorder

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Publisher Categories

  • Health & Wellness

  • Personality Disorders

About This Book

We've all seen the prettied-up image of mental illness. That movie-perfect, 'single artful tear', 'gazing wistfully out of the window' situation that conveniently disappears when you need to do the laundry. Well, life with a personality disorder isn't like that. At all. Katja Pavlovna and Kay Garbett have been there, wading through stigma, discrimination, and all the worst bits of mental illnesses that people don't like to talk about. In this candid guide, they share the les...

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We've all seen the prettied-up image of mental illness. That movie-perfect, 'single artful tear', 'gazing wistfully out of the window' situation that conveniently disappears when you need to do the laundry. Well, life with a personality disorder isn't like that. At all. Katja Pavlovna and Kay Garbett have been there, wading through stigma, discrimination, and all the worst bits of mental illnesses that people don't like to talk about. In this candid guide, they share the lessons they learned the hard way, to help you tackle everything from labels and disclosure to working with medical professionals and maintaining relationships. Whether you're newly diagnosed, have been living with a personality disorder for years, or are supporting someone who is, this book will help you to make it through the unsexy bits and build a solid strategy to make it work.

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