{"product_id":"were-not-real-anyways-paperback-2","title":"we're not real anyways - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaddie Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ewe're not real anyways\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e explores mental health struggles, highs, lows, LGBTQ+ love, and heartbreak. These poems contain the struggles of dealing with many mental illnesses including depression, anxiety, OCD, BPD, PTSD, and anorexia nervosa. The collection was written during the author's time at a residential eating disorder recovery facility, while participating in the step-down programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eshe tried to disappear, so he could finally be happy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eshe wanted to fade away until a girl asked her to stay.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003emaybe she won't always hate herself.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...an emotionally searing, impressively crafted sequence that intertwines its statement of truth with an ongoing search for hope. It is the work of a talented young poet whose voice is haunting, inspiring and indelible.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Barbara Burch, PhD, Professor of English, Georgetown College\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Right from the title, Maddie Mitchell plays with the reader's doubts of reality and invites us into her mindset and into her personal experiences, that are easily translated to the universal...The unfiltered abandon that Mitchell is able to confess in each poem for us is admirable.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Rebecca Smolen, author of \u003cem\u003eExcoriation\u003c\/em\u003e, Gateless Method facilitator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 138\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47582654595293,"sku":"9781948461894","price":20.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/O0si1Ku6Tf9781948461894_1b96d528-c42d-4bd9-879f-38341fe22ad9.webp?v=1773582969","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/were-not-real-anyways-paperback-2","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}