Sure, I'll join your cult: a memoir of mental illness and the quest to belong anywhere

Introduction: Sure, I'll join your cult

Part I My indoctrination: the cult of family. Getting current : what life is like now ; Diagnos-YES! ; My first cult : my family ; Loose cannon (and high priest of hilarity) ; My sister : the funny (chosen) one ; The temple of thin! ; Suzuki violin ; Dale Carnegie (winning friends and influencing people!) ; Overeaters anonymous

Part II Cult following: the cult of fame. Showbiz! The cult! The artist's way! ; Debtors anonymous ; OCD CBT that is not free ; My ?th (who cares) cult : sex and love addicts anonymous ; The cult of success ; I killed God (and the circumstances leading up to a breakdown) ; The breakdown begins

Part III The cult of mental health care. Hospitalization #1 ; Hospitalization #2 ; Hospitalization #3 : certificate of completion ; Boundaries : I will not join just anything ; Bipolar acting job : Lady Dynamite ; My tenth cult : recovering couples anonymous ; Obligatory suicide disclaimer

Appendix: The twelve (silly) steps of (super stupid) twelve-step programs (my version

which is unapproved and apostate).