Posts Tagged ‘mental illness’
The problem with “privilege”
I’ve been grappling with this a lot lately. On one hand, those most involved in sex workers’ rights are those with more privilege (economically, educationally, racially), while on the other hand, privilege is used to discount their arguments and experiences. I’m struggling to find a way that acknowledges my privilege without completely negating what I [...]
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Tags: abolition, crazy, empowerment, exploitation, mental illness, privilege, sex work
I first read Susan Bordo when I was thinking about recovery, trying to make sense of my own experiences. Unbearable Weight put into words the seething rage I felt over my treatment at the hands of others. First, I developed a (biologically rooted) illness that was a manifestation of the expectations of my body, then [...]
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Tags: crazy, feminism, mental illness, sexism, women
I am a crazy person.
I have been dropping a lot of balls lately. I don’t mean to be. I feel awful about it. And yet I am struck by the salience of stigma in why I can’t explain to others why exactly I’m sucking at life right now.
When I had surgery recently, it was totally cool for me to [...]
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Tags: medication, mental illness, stigma
Listening to my heart.
At the height of my illness (and the lowest weight), I would lie awake at night, watching the clock tick the minutes out. I would plant one hand on my chest and count the beats. Twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty. And wonder where it would end up. The number got progressively smaller. If I had a spry [...]
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Tags: activism, bodies, crazy, eating disorder, feminism, mental illness, sex work, women
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