Category Archives: psychsurvivor
trauma
the spring of 1999, when i was twelve years old, i went to an optometrist appointment and they noticed swelling behind my eyes. i was immediately sent to see an endless string of doctors, ophthalmologists, neurologists and to have endless … Continue reading
Filed under childhood illness, crazy, domestic violence, femme, genderqueer, incest, medical, psychsurvivor, trauma, violence
psychsurvivor (an excerpt from the upcoming licking stars off ceilings 22/negative nancy 3)
(since i just shared my seventeen year old self’s reflections on my experiences in psych wards, i thought i would share something i wrote more recently, that’s going in the next issue of my zine, licking stars off ceilings. this … Continue reading
Filed under crazy, licking stars off ceilings, psychsurvivor, self injury, trauma, violence, youthdale
my experience with psychiatry (written in 2004)
(this is another dated piece for the teenage clementine section. it was written in 2004 and is about my experiences with psych wards. i want to write more about this stuff but i am still forming my thoughts. for now … Continue reading
Filed under bisexuality, crazy, incest, psychsurvivor, queer, self injury, teenage clementine, trauma, violence, youthdale
links and things worth checking out
1) a shitload of shit to do when you’re feeling like shit: let it out, a list compiled by rookie mag is a link worth saving to your bookmarks or emailing to yourself, or even printing off a copy to … Continue reading
Filed under crazy, DIY, domestic violence, links, music, pop culture, psychsurvivor, violence
Thank You Cressida (an excerpt from Persephone’s Passion #4)
this is another piece from the unpublished 4th issue of my old zine persephone’s passion. it was written in 2003 when i was sixteen, and it’s about my first stay in a psychward (youthdale in downtown toronto) and a girl … Continue reading
Filed under crazy, incest, persephone's passion, psychsurvivor, queer, teenage clementine, toronto, violence, youthdale, zine archive, zines
