Don't Tell Your Mother: A True Story I Wish Wasn’t

A brutally honest and hauntingly beautiful memoir about surviving childhood abuse, intrusive OCD, PTSD, and the long road to recovery.From the outside, Nick Wilt's life looks promising: a young entrepreneur in Washington, DC, building a law firm alongside his brilliant partner. But behind the polished facade is a secret that has been festering since childhood—a secret buried so deeply that it claws its way out only after years of self-destruction and an unrelenting quest for truth.Wilt uses dark humor to recount his journey from a childhood marked by paralyzing obsessive-compulsive disorder to the turmoil of PTSD and federal courtrooms. Through raw and cinematic scenes, he unearths the devastating reality of repressed memory and the moment he finally faces the unbearable truth: the abuse he endured at the hands of his father.Powerful, disturbing, and redemptive, Don’t Tell Your Mother speaks to anyone who has ever fought to overcome the past and build a life worth living. Wilt’s memoir is a testament to how truth, no matter how painful, can set you free. Read more