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 1: 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 2: 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 3: 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).