Hello, Mad Max. here
name: Maxine (or 'Mad Max.' - notice the full stop)
age: 33
favorite female writers/poets with themes of madness? Dorothy Parker, Sylvia Plath, Janice Galloway, Susanna Kaysen
favorite books on madness? Girl Interrupted (SK), The Trick is to Keep Breathing (JG), Women and Madness (Phyllis Chesler), An Unquiet Mind (Kay Redfield Jamison)
favorite films which document or hint at "women & madness"? Sybil, Girl Interrupted, Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle
favorite quote, or line from one of the authors/poets/books/film stated above?
Razors pain you; Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you; And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful; Nooses give;
Gas smells awful; You might as well live. Dorothy Parker do you have personal experiences which have been touched on in this community? Yes, many years of mental illness. Currently diagnosed with depression, GAD and BPD - unable to work for 10 years. Have been profoundly suicidal but not any more.
age: 33
favorite female writers/poets with themes of madness? Dorothy Parker, Sylvia Plath, Janice Galloway, Susanna Kaysen
favorite books on madness? Girl Interrupted (SK), The Trick is to Keep Breathing (JG), Women and Madness (Phyllis Chesler), An Unquiet Mind (Kay Redfield Jamison)
favorite films which document or hint at "women & madness"? Sybil, Girl Interrupted, Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle
favorite quote, or line from one of the authors/poets/books/film stated above?
Razors pain you; Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you; And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful; Nooses give;
Gas smells awful; You might as well live. Dorothy Parker do you have personal experiences which have been touched on in this community? Yes, many years of mental illness. Currently diagnosed with depression, GAD and BPD - unable to work for 10 years. Have been profoundly suicidal but not any more.