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Kerrbearlib
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#MentalHealthMonday check in

1. I‘m tired & disappointed I didn‘t sleep well. But I‘ll be OK. I have to remind myself it‘s not a moral failing to be tired.
2. I used to think feeling sad for ANY reason meant I was mentally unwell. I now know mental health (for me) isn‘t about feeling happy vs. feeling sad. It‘s about emotional regulation. Processing & expressing my feelings in healthy ways rather than ignoring them or trying to erase them. ⬇️

CatLass007 I found out in December that I have an ulcer. My GI doc told me to stop taking my arthritis medication, Celebrex, and all NSAIDS. My primary care doctor first prescribed a topical pain medication that didn‘t work. Then he dragged his heels about giving me a referral to Pain Management. I only stopped taking my old med last week and it‘s taking a couple of days for the new pain med to take effect. When I awoke this morning my knee hurt so (cont)⬇️ now
CatLass007 much I could barely walk. Finally, finally! I started getting relief late this morning. I‘m figuring out how long I can go between doses and setting alarms accordingly. I feel very relieved. @Kerrbearlib Kerry, you are so right! I spent the first 30 years of my life not knowing there were no “bad” feelings. It‘s the expression of feelings that is either healthy or unhealthy. So I‘ve spent the last 30+ years of my life figuring out the (cont)⬇️ (edited) now
CatLass007 The longer I spent learning the old way of thinking and behaving the longer I spend unlearning it all. It does get easier and it does get better. now
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Graciouswarriorprincess
The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath
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Book 26 of the year. #hashbridage

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dabbe
The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath
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Catsandbooks Fantastic! 🎉 💕 3d
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dabbe
The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath
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#readingbracket2025 Thank you, @CSeydel 🤗

February: THE BELL JAR
So far: THE CRUELEST MONTH

CSeydel Looking good! 3d
dabbe @CSeydel 🤩🤗🤩 2d
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dabbe
The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath
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Clare-Dragonfly
The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath
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What a gorgeous, wrenching book! I‘m sorry it took me so long to read it, and grateful to @BarkingMadRead and the #HashtagBrigade for moving it up my TBR. I don‘t know if it would have been even better to read when I was a teenager or if it would have been a little *too* relatable then.

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Andrea313
The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath
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I will love this book till the end of time. I've read a lot of bad reviews of it online and they make me want to weep. So many point to Esther's relative privilege, asking, "How could she be depressed?” As if mental illness cares about circumstance! As if being an ambitious woman in the '50s wasn't stultifying and stifling! Anyway, I'll be over here with Kat Stratford, relishing the gorgeous prose and feeling deeply understood. Thank you, Sylvia.

CBee Really wonderful review that sums the book up perfectly. One of my all time favorites! 4d
LoverOfLearning I love everything about this post! So we'll written! I'll join you and Kat! 4d
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Andrea313 @CBee Yes, an all-time favorite over here, too. Such beautiful writing, I always love revisiting it. ❤️ 3d
Andrea313 @LoverOfLearning Come on over! I'll always make time for Kat Stratford, The Bell Jar, or both! 😂 3d
CBee @Andrea313 Sylvia was such a gem ♥️ 3d
LoverOfLearning @Andrea313 :) Love that 2d
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julieclair
The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath
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This book was a difficult read… bleak and depressing… but also very important. Plath‘s writing is incredible… so immersive. I‘m glad I read this with my #hashtagbrigade friends, led by the fabulous #BarkingMadRead . I‘m not sure I would have finished it on my own. When I reached the end, I was doing fine. And then I read the epilogue, which was a recap of Plath‘s life. Ugh. It plunged me back into despair. So sad.,😭

Bookwormjillk Yeah the story of Plath‘s life put a damper on the happy ending of The Bell Jar. 4d
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BarkingMadRead
The Bell Jar | Sylvia Plath
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mcctrish Loved it ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 4d
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Clare-Dragonfly Bahaha, perfect 😂 I hope Esther goes on to live a happy life! Certainly I hope it‘s better than her creator‘s. 4d
Bookwormjillk Go to hell buddy. She should have let him dig out his own dang car. Thanks @BarkingMadRead for another great read. 4d
Ruthiella Buddy, Buddy, Buddy! Marsha, Marsha, Marsha! 4d
TheAromaofBooks Thank you for hosting!! This is one of those books I always felt like I “should“ read but never have. I didn't love it, but some of the writing was amazing. 4d
Deblovestoread So glad to have finally read this book! 4d
kwmg40 Perfect comment about Buddy. Thank you for hosting! I needed this group read to motivate me to start this book, which had sat on my shelves for a long time, but once I got into it, it was easy if sad reading. 4d
Andrea313 Thanks for hosting! It's always the right time to read The Bell Jar, and I'm so glad I got to read it with this group. ❤️ 4d
ElizaMarie Thank you all again for this wonderful group—especially @BarkingMadRead for hosting. I have wanted to read this book for a while now, and I am glad I experienced it with a group. 3d
dabbe @Ruthiella 🤣🤣🤣 3d
dabbe Esther truly reminded me of Holden in CATCHER IN THE RYE, and both books ended on a hopeful note--both of them hopefully on the road to recovery. I only wish Plath had been able to keep that bell jar off of her for good. 🥺 Couldn't have read this without this fantastic group, and thanks again, @BarkingMadRead, for seeing us through. 💚 3d
DieAReader @BarkingMadRead 🤓💖Thanks for a great group read! 3d
tpixie @BarkingMadRead thanks for hosting this event. This is a book that felt I really needed to read, and I‘m glad I was able to do it with you as a host and with other#Littens. SP did have a way with words. I could see how she was a poet in her prose. 21h
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BennettBookworm
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I read so many books this month, but Wedding People was still the winner! Some of the others might pop up in the bonus spaces ☺️
I had fun making this bracket template - feel free to use if you like it!

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