Swamp Sluts Read Everything discussion

Read all of Part I before checking the comments, or you will be spoiled :)
LET US KNOW HOW YOU FEEL!
Is this relatable for you? eye-opening? funny? or are you learning something new?
and absolutely share anything you've highlighted/ tabbed/ quotes!!

"cult (kŭlt) n. 1. A social group defined by its unusual philosophical beliefs."

ok so us

"I’m not suicidal, but I’m also not particularly psyched. If I’ve had my first can of Diet Coke plus a nitro cold brew coffee, I get some work done. That is, I make my bed. (I didn’t make my bed today.)"

HAHA ok I'm already being read to filth by this book I feel like I wrote that line

"That is because for the past year—as a nine-to-eleven-year-old—I had been tormented by the obsession and fear that I was a violent sexual-deviant-molester-genocidal-monster disguised as a sixth grader with a lopsided dimple and a Dorothy Hamill haircut. I hadn’t slept for months."

this is something I recently started talking to my therapist about. I've had this insane thought since I can remember that everyone is going to figure out that I've done something TERRIBLE I'm convinced I've killed someone as a child or something and I'm going to get caught one day. so there's some lore if you needed to know more about me
I actually didn't realize this was an intrusive thought (along with many others I have) until I was laughing telling my therapist and she just blinked at me and let me sit with that thought

Just finished part 1! I’m listening to the audiobook, and the narrator is the author. It adds a sense of humor to the topics she discusses. I especially like how she’s discussing intrusive thoughts! There were definitely some “oh shit” moments when she was discussing her mental health and struggle with disordered eating.

On to part 2!

“recipe for chip off the floor” following a pretty heavy chapter about intrusive thought OCD had me ROLLING

i’m just getting into the book and i’m not going to lie i HATE how this woman writes. it’s giving trying to hard to be a quirky girl.

that being said, her description of OCD and intrusive thoughts vs a “normal” brain had me crying at 1 am because it was the most simple explanation of OCD i’ve ever seen and made me feel so understood.

so overall looking forward to really get into this !

Ahhh I totally understand the “quirky girl” comment. I had to force myself to take it as it is the entire book because I’m the same way. This is the third book in a row for me that felt corny to read. But this one is actually so good if you can ignore it haha

Not the “quirky girl”! 😭 Her writing is rather all over the place, but so am I 😂😂😂

i just finished part 1 and i can definitely see the try-hard-quirky-girl style. i think what she’s writing is so important and entertaining that i’m able to look past it!

I’m trying really hard to like this author bc I do relate to some of her experiences. Especially the need for constant attention and reassurance from everyone else around me or otherwise they must hate me and I clearly failed them in some way. I sometimes avoid making friends so they won’t get sick of how “crazy” I am. I definitely feel her frustration and always want to yell at myself “WHY can’t you just be normalllll?!”