Ch 12: I feel like hashtags are too disrespectful for this chapter 😢 #letstryanddothisright #immadatmom #ifeellikeshediminishedthesituation #thatnursesucked #sodidthedoctor #thatsallimgonnasayaboutthat #hashtagbrigade
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Librarybelle Definitely a hard chapter to read today. 22h
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Bookwormjillk Yup, a toughie. 22h
kwmg40 Agree with everyone here. This was difficult to read. 22h
mcctrish Does the dr even know who she is ? How much of his medical practice is for profit ? The mom and her “I knew you weren‘t that kind of girl” not “that was fucking terrifying I should have turned you right around when we got here” 22h
Cuilin I got halfway through this chapter and put the book down. I don‘t think I can read this right now. I‘m not in the right headspace or something. 21h
Cuilin @mcctrish oh the mom, she made me so angry. 😠 21h
ElizaMarie That mother!!! Anyway my heart goes out for our girl. She is struggling 😞 18h
willaful I'm tempted not to finish as well. 17h
CogsOfEncouragement I‘m not mad at the mom. I feel like she is worried about her daughter, and this is the medical help of the time. She doesn‘t understand, she wants her daughter better, she is relieved that Esther has said something to allow her to believe she has snapped out of it. Her mom is trying to help. Our mom‘s thought pouring hydrogen peroxide on our scraped knees was helping. 17h
dabbe So hard to read these last two chapters. It's even harder when you know it's Plath who wrote it. 😞 17h
Clare-Dragonfly Oof, definitely hard to read. And unfortunately quite relatable (from my memories—I‘m doing emotionally well these days, thank goodness). It seems like all the electric shock “therapy” did was get her moving, without improving her mental state at all. 15h
TheAromaofBooks @CogsOfEncouragement - I feel bad for the mom, too. This is a time when people didn't understand really even the concept of depression. If you feel sad, stop feeling sad. Her mom is doing what the doctor says, but has no basis to know that what he is saying is complete BS. She knows something is wrong with Esther, but doesn't have any tools to help her. She's struggling in the dark, too. 3h
BarkingMadRead @CogsOfEncouragement @TheAromaofBooks such good points! I think she annoyed me because I‘ve had people react that way to me when I‘ve been depressed. Like I had no right to be and should just be happy 29m
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