Hailed in the New York Times Book Review as a "fiery manifesto of a memoir," Pathological is Sarah Fay's riveting, cautionary tale of what can happen when a young person over-identifies with a psychiatric diagnosis and continues to do so into adulthood. A diagnosis can be a lifeline, but like many people, Fay saw hers as a fundamental part of her personality, and struggled to see beyond it. One diagnosis turned into another, and another still, and Fay accepted each without understanding the flaws and fallibility of a mental health system devoted to those diagnoses-at any cost. In this stunning debut, Fay digs up her own life at the root to provide^readers with the essential information needed to get psychiatric help and be empowered while doing so. Masterfully written, distinctively researched, and deeply humane, Pathological joins our finest literature on medicine and psychiatry and the eternal riddle we call our minds.