Wild is Wild

Only having read the beginning to Wild by Cheryl Strayed, I have already had many emotional ups and downs. As the story begins, the author talks in detail about how her mother has cancer and eventually dies. I found this part particularly upsetting. This is most likely because I am away from my own mother for the first time and miss her very much. This made me think initially that I would be able to relate to Cheryl Strayed, however her actions after the death of her mother quickly dashed that thought from my mind. She starts to have extramarital affairs, one that leads to her becoming dependent on Heroin. Eventually she and her husband divorce, although it is clear they still care about each other. I found these sections difficult to relate to, as I have never been married, had an affair or experimented with dangerous drugs. Reading these parts I find are very emotionally exhausting, I find I must take a nap after them just to contemplate the wild life that Cheryl Strayed lived in her pre-PCT life.