Ami Derienzo

Acts of Love Ami Derienzo

This is the story of a young girl who by the age of eleven wanted to die. Severe depression led her to make numerous suicide attempts while in middle and junior high school as she wrestled with issues of sexual identity, grief, and mental illness. As an avid cutter, she was eventually placed in a psychiatric ward for her self-destructive behavior and was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. This book will take you through various parts of her journey and the long and arduous healing process she went through as she learned how to accept and embrace life.