#librarylist

[librarycards]

hi!! people probably ask this you a lot, sorry but i'm very new to anti psychiatry and wanted to know if you had any recs on where should i start. i've read a couple of articles people have recommended to me but i am not from the us and the cultural difference is hard to assimilate sometimes

I do get it often! Consider this a master list (I'm going to link it on my blog also) of my recommended readings on the subjects of bodymind noncompliance, broadly speaking.

Tags:

my writing/quotes

antipsychiatry

disability

ableism

madness

psychiatry

antipsychiatry

saneism

fatphobia

intersex

pathologization

disorderly eating

relationships

parenting

world healing

publishing

writing

reading

Readings & recs:

Intros:

intro to critical disability/Mad studies

foundational Mad studies readings

intro to transMadness / my transMad scholarship

intro to transMadness - simple language version

introductory works on audio/video

intro to CDS/CMS w/ Mad Studies reader link

queercrip / transMad feminist poetry venues

starting the literary submission process

medical fatphobia

can i be an anti-psych/abolitionist /clinician? masterpost

reading "the right to maim" (jasbir puar)

Misc:

the strawmanning of the "social model" + actual facts

the rhizomatic model of disability

why you shouldn't say "go to therapy"

the false dichotomy of "self harm" and "medical necessity"

supporting someone during a manic episode

writing/creating through brain fog

ideas and questions for assessing a therapist

supporting a newly-out trans loved one

testing & trusting your reality

critiques of Mad in America

why "disorderly eating" vs. "eating disorder"?

should I do therapy?

why CBT sucks: lived experience edition

Books, Papers, Resources

coping with chronic pain

the bodymind

poetry & essays about bodies

fatness & transfem/TMA subjectivity

anti-functioning labels

nonfiction about autism

books about autism

non-garbage books with mentally ill protagonists

antipsychiatry novels

living with suicide bereavement

on internalized ableism

madness & the prison industrial complex

finding an abolitionist therapist/psych practioner

youth liberation/children's rights readings

why CBT sucks

I'll try to add to this centralized list moving forward. hope you find something useful here!

[librarycards]

as an aspiring writer i've gotten the advice frequently to connect with/submit to mags, chap books, zines, journals etc that i like and that fit with my work, and i see you've mentioned similar advice for a previous anon. i'm wondering if you have any advice for *finding* those kinds of mags etc? i feel a little bit at a loss when it comes to even finding those kinds of publications out there.

thanks for your time and congrats on the book!

thanks for writing! here's a list of posts I've made / asks I've answered in the past on this topic!

lit mag suggestions!

my journey (in)to lit. community + cover letter advice

literary submissions 101

creating a publication

where/how to get feedback

ChillSubs and Heavy Feather Review are two great places to check out who's open for submissions. I also highly recommend at least getting a dummy twitter account and following some magazines on there, as it's still a great way to find opportunities.