enotalone Home  |  Forum  |  Search    
Comes the Darkness, Comes the Light
A Memoir of Cutting, Healing, and Hope
by Vanessa Vega
List Price: 21.95
Price: 14.93

Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: AMACOM (May 09 2007)
Costumer Rating: Costumer rating

Read an Excerpt

Chapter 1: The Darkness
When Vanessa Vega would feel the darkness begin to come over her, she would do anything, hoping to escape it. Take a hot bath. Read a book. Watch TV. Talk to a friend. But then, finally, unable to fight it any longer, she would give in



Book Description

When Vanessa Vega would feel the darkness begin to come over her, she would do anything, hoping to escape it. Take a hot bath. Read a book. Watch TV. Talk to a friend. But then, finally, unable to fight it any longer, she would give in, head into the bathroom... and cut.

Comes the Darkness, Comes the Light is a disturbing yet ultimately redemptive and inspiring memoir of a young woman compelled to injure herself in an attempt to cope with her overwhelming feelings of anxiety in the only way she knew how. Though still unknown to many, this disorder affects an estimated one percent of the population... and is on the rise, especially among teens.

This affecting, heart-wrenching book follows author Vanessa Vega's progress as she climbs her way back to emotional health and rebuilds her life. Readers will go inside the mind of a "cutter," taking the journey with her as she struggles against her exhausting and shameful secret ritual.

As Vega faces the anger and insecurity that lead to each encounter - while working with a therapist to understand the real motivating factors behind her behavior - Comes the Darkness, Comes the Light reveals what brings many to this disorder... and what can lead them out. With stunning insight, Vega has written a moving first-person account of self-injury, struggle, and redemption.

About the Author

Vanessa Leigh Vega, M.S.

Vanessa Leigh Vega, M.S., is a high school English teacher and motivational speaker. She is a contributing author to the award-winning Taste Berries for Teens, Volume IV. She has been nationally recognized for excellence in teaching by being named to the Who's Who Among America's Teachers in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. She has a degree in English/Secondary Education from Texas Tech University and a degree in Health Education and Promotion from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

  » More by Vanessa Leigh Vega, M.S.