Život na houpačce – Kulhánková Martina (2022)

Authentic stories from the lives of 'borderline' individuals and their loved ones. Perhaps you sometimes feel sad, angry, unmotivated, anxious, and think to yourself that you are depressed. But try to imagine these feelings multiplied many times over, to the point where it feels suffocating, you can't breathe, and every part of your body aches. And it doesn't just go away – not in a day, not in a month, perhaps not even in several years... Meet borderline personality disorder – the 'cancer of the soul.' The book Life on a Swing will introduce you to 22 life stories of people who have this diagnosis and struggle daily with immense psychological pain and burden, as well as those who try to help the 'borderliners'; that is, their friends or family members. A person with this disorder often feels uprooted, lonely, even when surrounded by many loving people. On one hand, they are extremely fragile and oversensitive, but on the other hand, they can also inflict ruthless harm in emotional outbursts – especially to themselves. The testimonies of 'borderliners' can contribute to a better understanding of their health issues and highlight the alarming dangers posed by ignorance and indifference towards this diagnosis from the public or medical professionals.