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Actor Joe Tracini on having borderline personality disorder: ‘I shouldn’t be ashamed of having a mental illness’

Former Hollyoaks actor Joe Tracini has opened up about having a voice inside his head due to borderline personality disorder (BDP) – a hugely misunderstood condition.

“There aren’t two of me,” says the 35-year-old, who was diagnosed 10 years ago.

“It’s an awful name for an illness, because I’ve got an emotional illness, it’s nothing to do with my personality.”

In a no-holds-barred Channel 4 documentary, Me and the Voice in My Head, Tracini, the son of comedian , explains

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