Being Patient

Insights into personality disorders from a girl who's had one

by Stacy Pershall

My Manifesto, Because Every Girl Should Have One

From a Strange Girl to the US Government Read More

Paranoia in Borderline Personality Disorder vs. Schizophrenia

My collaborator on today's Being Patient post is Sid Prise, who was diagnosed with undifferentiated schizophrenia in 1997. To read more of Sid's writing, visit www.smallaxebooks.com.

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Hello, Cruel World

I was a bullied child. I was the kid you’re only just now starting to hear about in the news. Read More

Stacy Pershall is the author of Loud in the House of Myself: Memoir of a Strange Girl (2011; Norton), chosen for the Barnes and Noble spring 2011 Discover Great New Writers program.

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