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''Letters to My Therapist'' is a zine series by Michelle Swetnam.  
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''Letters to My Therapist'' is a zine series by Michelle of Alexandria, VA.  
  
Each issue discusses a topic related to Michelle's history with depression and were written between 2010 and 2013. The series was originally set to include ten issues, but it was terminated at five.
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Each issue discusses a topic related to Michelle's history with [[depression]] and was written between 2010 and 2013. The series was originally set to include ten issues, but it was terminated at five.
  
The series has been distro'd by [[Fluxxii]] in the past.
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The series has been distro'd by [[Fluxxii]] in the past and is out of print.
  
 
=Issues=
 
=Issues=
  
* '''Issue 1: Cognitive Traps''' Discusses the cognitive traps that plague me; cognitive traps are what we fall into when we convince ourselves of something that isn't true.
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* '''Issue 1: Cognitive Traps''' Discusses the cognitive traps that plague her; cognitive traps are what we fall into when we convince ourselves of something that isn't true.
* '''Issue 2: Medication''' Discusses Michelle's history in trying to find medical treatment, and the pros and cons of each substance.
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* '''Issue 2: Medication''' Discusses her history in trying to find medical treatment, and the pros and cons of each substance.
* '''Issue 3: Therapy''' Discusses Michelle's experience with therapy, including the reasons why some therapies helped and others didn't.
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* '''Issue 3: Therapy''' Discusses her experience with therapy, including the reasons why some therapies helped and others didn't.
 
* '''Issue 4: Detachment''' Focuses on the early stages of recognizing anxiety, specifically dissociation.
 
* '''Issue 4: Detachment''' Focuses on the early stages of recognizing anxiety, specifically dissociation.
 
* '''Issue 5: Crazy/Recovery''' Explains why the series had to end, discusses "feeling crazy," and touches on a path to recovery.
 
* '''Issue 5: Crazy/Recovery''' Explains why the series had to end, discusses "feeling crazy," and touches on a path to recovery.
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* '''PS''' A post-script issue that explores identity and self-care and their relationship to recovery and depression.
  
 
=Contact=
 
=Contact=
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[[Category:Zine]] [[Category:Mental Health Zines]] [[Category:Virginia Zines]] [[Category:2010s publications]]

Latest revision as of 22:36, 21 March 2016

Letters to My Therapist is a zine series by Michelle of Alexandria, VA.

Each issue discusses a topic related to Michelle's history with depression and was written between 2010 and 2013. The series was originally set to include ten issues, but it was terminated at five.

The series has been distro'd by Fluxxii in the past and is out of print.

Issues

  • Issue 1: Cognitive Traps Discusses the cognitive traps that plague her; cognitive traps are what we fall into when we convince ourselves of something that isn't true.
  • Issue 2: Medication Discusses her history in trying to find medical treatment, and the pros and cons of each substance.
  • Issue 3: Therapy Discusses her experience with therapy, including the reasons why some therapies helped and others didn't.
  • Issue 4: Detachment Focuses on the early stages of recognizing anxiety, specifically dissociation.
  • Issue 5: Crazy/Recovery Explains why the series had to end, discusses "feeling crazy," and touches on a path to recovery.
  • PS A post-script issue that explores identity and self-care and their relationship to recovery and depression.

Contact

michelle@busyweekends.com

Links

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