Pathological: A True Story of 6 Misdiagnoses

<p class=""><strong>Sarah Fay</strong> (Ph.D., MFA) is an award-winning author and mental health advocate working to improve how we think and talk about our mental health. Her experience of being diagnosed with six different mental health disorders and finding no relief led her to write her journalistic memoir <a href= "https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.harpercollins.com/products/pathological-sarah-fay?variant=39379969114146__;!!Dq0X2DkFhyF93HkjWTBQKhk!HhMFAFFQMbdPYNT4xeV_lrTPz6H1Ryzbt1nwmBOr3bh_oC58XEb3Ea_qdnYNsOLTyGwSBS4$"> <em>Pathological: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses</em></a>, an Apple Best Books pick that was hailed in <em>The New York Times</em> as a “fiery manifesto of a memoir.”</p> <p class="">Sarah has shared her story on <a href= "https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__the1a.org_segments_without-2Da-2Dbiological-2Dbasis-2Dhow-2Dreliably-2Dcan-2Dwe-2Ddiagnose-2Dand-2Dtreat-2Dmental-2Dillness_&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=TiEJAiC6bZC-ew6RrqazNIsRsp1UwHpBVfI6tjgDk_A&m=j3aSMlqhFJXWaIZeuCarDNGSChUjAaT4-of-9xNlY4I&s=oD0Br61000SHyxrpYcoTR9_SH74j1TlJi27QO69pIlw&e="> NPR</a>’s 1A, <a href= "https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/books/a39763713/mental-health-women-sarah-fay/"> Oprah Daily</a>, <a href= "https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.salon.com_2022_03_23_sarah-2Dfay-2Ddsm-2Dpsychiatry_&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=TiEJAiC6bZC-ew6RrqazNIsRsp1UwHpBVfI6tjgDk_A&m=j3aSMlqhFJXWaIZeuCarDNGSChUjAaT4-of-9xNlY4I&s=_licbPzQP_NiuklHhosIYrRf1XUKvgJi2JExHuP2EwE&e="> Salon</a>, <a href= "https://think.kera.org/2022/05/31/can-you-trust-your-mental-health-diagnosis/"> NPR’s KERA/Think</a>, <a href= "https://therumpus.net/2022/05/25/with-sarah-fay/">The Rumpus</a>, in <a href= "https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-06-14/mental-health-awareness-dsm-diagnoses"> <em>The Los Angeles Times</em></a>, and more. <em>Pathological</em> has been featured in <em>Forbes</em>, mindbodygreen, Thrive Global, Lit Hub, Psychology To