It’s All about the Cut is a memoir by the Thai author Sinfai. In this memoir, Sinfai bared her soul to us about overcoming her Borderline Personality Disorder (BDP) and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and how did it feel like when you have one. She also detailed her up-and-down journey from a child from a broken family to many years of and healing herself. Her book reveals her struggle to cope with life and relationships like other people but in an extreme way. It almost costed her life…twice.

Borderline Personality Disorder is a mental health disorder which affects how the patients think and feel about them and others. It causes difficulty in managing emotions and relationships. The symptoms of BPD may range from mild to extreme, including having intense negative emotions to self-harm. It usually emerges in adolescence and continues to adulthood. The causes of BPD can be various. BPD may be the result from a combination of biological, genetic, and environmental factors. For example, it can develop from the emotional, physical or sexual abuse during childhood.