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David Foster Wallace and Toxic Self-Consciousness
It was extremely sad to see that David Foster Wallace killed himself last month. He was a talented writer and an excellent observer of the human condition. Apparently, he suffered from major depression...
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What’s wrong with Jim Carroll?
Alrighty then… this has little to do with my subject (BPD), but I stumbled across a picture on wikipedia yesterday of Jim Carroll. I was writing a post on the ATSTP List about tough love. I will follow...
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Some post-Valentine’s BPDish poetry
Something I stumbled across over the weekend. Talk about “I Hate You. Don’t Leave Me!” Emotional Idiot Maggie Estep I’m an Emotional Idiot so get away from me. I mean, COME HERE. Wait, no, that’s too...
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Understanding Emotional Agony Through David Foster Wallace’s Eyes
Here is a quote from Infinite Jest about “depression” or the “Great White Shark of Pain”. I think it helps illustrate the difference between the chronically depressed and those in emotional agony. I...
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Diary Drawings: Mental Illness and Me
See larger image Diary Drawings: Mental Illness and Me (Paperback) By (author) Bobby Baker List Price: $22.95 USD New From: $9.69 In Stock Used from: $3.00 In Stock In 1996 the artist Bobby Baker was...
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