because misinformation and stigma make the disorder even worse Mental Health I've had three rounds of dialectical behavior therapy treatments. My therapists have always told me that thinking dialectically is the same thing as approaching life with a “both/and” attitude: that sometimes, conflicting ideas can exist simultaneously. As someone with borderline personality disorder, I often… Continue reading Miss Misery Newsletter #5: Ask Me Anything, Borderline Edition

because my homework needles me Mental Health I’m gonna be honest, I’m a little sake-tipsy right now. In my defense, I just turned in the biggest project of the semester: a research paper based on data I collected from surveys I designed to test hypotheses I came up with. (It was a lot of work,… Continue reading Miss Misery Newsletter #4: Procrastiknitting

it can be done Mental Health I was hanging out on a writing Discord the other day when the topic of personality disorders came up. I was eager to share my experiences with BPD, but before I had a chance to reveal my diagnosis, a stranger began complaining about their borderline ex. Which led to… Continue reading Miss Misery Newsletter #3: Dating & BPD

it's what the internet runs on Hi, I’m Zoe. Welcome back to Miss Misery.blog, where I post my weekly newsletter (which you can subscribe to for free!). How many issues deep are we now? Feels like twenty, maybe thirty? Regardless, I hope you brought your own beer.   Misery and Mystery, A Novel I recently printed… Continue reading MM Newsletter #2: Manuscripts, Knits, and Cat Pics, Oh My

Hello! Welcome to Miss Misery - or if you're a returning reader, welcome back. I haven't updated this site in a hot second, but that's about to change, as I've just started publishing the Miss Misery Newsletter. Every Monday, I'll publish its full contents on this blog. You're welcome to subscribe to the letter or… Continue reading MM Newsletter #1: Welcome to Miss Misery!