Fawn & Lamb

Yesterday on Instagram and Facebook I shared a story regarding my psychiatrist appointment and current fears regarding my liver and other aspects of my life. I included two pictures of my teary face and signed off by saying "Sorry, I needed to get that off of my chest." This morning as I reviewed it and noticed how many people viewed it on both platforms, I've decided to make this post. To be completely honest: I hate social media due to the aspect that it causes many people to turn into attention-seekers. They love to make their lives look perfect through what they portray on social media. Filters, hashtags, and selfies dominate platforms and compete for likes and followers. I previously deleted my old Facebook and Instagram accounts and now have new ones for the purpose of sharing my story with mental illness and to do what most people on social media do not: portray the real and raw of everyday life. Which often isn't pretty and can be quite boring. Beside...

My own brain is to me the most unaccountable of machinery--always buzzing, humming, soaring roaring diving, and then buried in mud. And why? What's this passion for?" -Virginia Woolf, quoted in All The Bright Places (pg. 75) ------------------------------------------------------------ Complete review:  https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2478889477 I am 3 years late to this book, but I read it today all in one sitting. And...I am actually incredibly disturbed and feel the author should be ashamed of herself.  As someone with bipolar disorder, I feel offended by what she did to Finch as a character. She completely trashed him and then wrote this Author's Note about how much she cares about suicide and bipolar disorder because of her experiences with it, yet was so horribly unfair to the very character who has this illness (potentially) and glamorizes the hell out of him  (view spoiler)  But it's all okay because the worst and most selfish character in this bo...