Girl, Interrupted depicts the journey of a young lady, Susanna, from craziness back to sanity. After graduating high school, Susanna is the only one from her graduating class that does not go on to college. On the contrary, she does not want to follow in her mother's footsteps and instead wants to be a writer. However, Susanna takes a bottle of aspirin with vodka in an attempt to take control of her emotions. Her parents heavily influence her to check herself into a Psychiatric Hospital where she is to have some rest and get some help. At this hospital, Susanna meets many other girls that have illnesses that range from pathological lying to anorexia. She meets one girl in particular, Lisa, a sociopath, who has great influence over Susanna's behavior. From the beginning, Susanna and Lisa's relationship is intense as Susanna struggles to stay in control of her life while...
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