Hollyoaks star, mental health campaigner and all-round legend Joe Tracini has announced he’s written a book titled ‘Ten Things I Hate About Me’. Joe Anderton (14 May 2019). "Hollyoaks' Joe Tracini opens up about mental health struggles". Digital Spy . Retrieved 14 May 2019.

The ‘ten things’ Joe mentions in his book range from his impulsiveness to his chronic feelings of emptiness. In my opinion, this book is a must-read for anyone trying to better understand other people's experiences, and to really appreciate that you can never, ever tell what a person may be going through just by looking at them. Writing this book has been the hardest thing I've ever done. It had to be dragged into the world, with my condition telling me that every single word, sentence and chapter was terrible and would make strangers walk up to me in the street and punch me in the face. Former Hollyoaks star Joe Tracini joins father Joe Pasquale in Spamalot". Digital Spy. 15 April 2015 . Retrieved 17 April 2015.

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I laughed and cried my way through this book and ultimately I now feel a little bit more confident that I won't actually k*ll myself. The book is a difficult read and Joe talks through his life from one sh*tty moment to the next but he's made me feel less alone in my struggles and by far he's given the most practical and actionable advice on preventing su!c!de I've ever heard. This is because he recognises the difference between living with su!c!dal thoughts on a daily basis as opposed to the less nuanced, more reactionary portrayal and understanding of su!c!de that currently pervades media. Essentially what BPD is is, I have a voice in my head that hates me and hates everything I do, everything I've been, and everything that I'm ever going to be." I can’t see a relationship, but I know they’re a thing. I know because I have some. I’m a son, a brother, an uncle, a cousin and a friend. A relationship is something independent, that lives between the two people that made it. Thank you Joe for exposing yourself, not like that for gawd sakes. For talking about the shitty time your head gives you. How has the relationship changed him? “It’s given me something to live for more. Having Holly in my life has made me feel more capable of some sort of future, though I can’t think long term.”

He tries to explain what your life is like when you essentially have a brain that's trying to kill you every day.' There’s no better way to put it for me. Has someone who recently got diagnosed, I’m not at a stage where I’ve completely accepted it, but this book helped a lot. And you should really be more open about how you feel, and I’m sure you, just like me, have a lot of people that really care about you Joe Tracini To Star In Spamalot Tour Alongside His Father Joe Pasquale From May 11!". Broadway World. 15 April 2015 . Retrieved 17 April 2015. This a searingly honest must read. Joe has wisdom, kindness and a deep understanding of mental health issues. He is also hilarious with a delicious sense of humour. His book will save lives and I cannot recommend it highly enough * Lorraine Kelly * Hating me is a symptom of the symptoms. It’s no excuse, doesn’t make it right. But I believe the 9 symptoms of BPD are actually the 9 symptoms of life. You’re not alone when you feel alone, if you’re anxious, staring at your phone…

Obrigada Joe. Foi uma experiência incrível e eu vou sentir falta das suas palavras nas noites de insônia. Review: Cinderella, York Barbican, until December 30". The Press (York). 26 December 2012 . Retrieved 8 June 2015. Sophie is an award-winning journalist with over a decade of experience as a writer. Previously at BT.com, where she had her own Reality TV column, Sophie joined the Digital Spy soaps team in 2013 and won the Unsung Hero of the Year award at the PPA Awards in 2022.