sick lit girl

Sharing my health and chronic pain journey, and discussing the need to advocate for real pain medication (opiates when needed) for chronic pain, when they are extremely restricted now - an overcorrection. I take methadone. Note - I misspoke: I take 7.5mg per day, 0.75ml. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A review of some of the films of 2025 in the following order, spoiler-free: Sinners (2:22)Weapons (4:38)Bugonia (7:45)Nouveau Vague and Blue Moon (12:45)Eddington (16:40)If I had Legs I’d Kick You (24:42)Caught Stealing (31:20)One Battle After Another (33:10)Sorry, Baby (41:08)Marty Supreme (48:33) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Red Scare Podcast, its grift and abuse of power in the red scare community.Red Scare: https://redscarepodcast.libsyn.com/Sick Lit Girl Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/slgpod/Note that the incel website mentioned is now impersonating me - I no longer have an account there (lasted all but a day). I am now being harassed regularly by these incels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reading from Alejandra Pizarnik’s poetry. Resources: Extracting The Stone of Madness: Poems 1962-1972, tr. Yvette Siegert The Cure of Folly (painting by Hieronymus Bosch) ~1494-1500 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We now have a subreddit! Here's the link: https://www.reddit.com/r/slgpod/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sharing advice for camgirls/cam models and others interested in starting camming, or those simply curious about how it all works. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Speaking about my journey from psychotherapist to camgirl, and some of the similarities and differences between the two.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reading Eve Babitz and her story “Tangoland” in the collection Black Swans.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Delving into Christopher Lasch's The Culture of Narcissism and discussing how it is still (even moreso) reflective of our culture today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I discuss obsessive, compulsive, and hysterical personalities in analytic therapy, as also presented in Nancy McWilliams' text Psychoanalytic Diagnosis.Chapter 13: Obsessive and Compulsive Personalities (289 - 310)Chapter 14: Hysterical (Histrionic) Personalities (311 - 331) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I discuss depressive, manic, and masochistic personalities in analytic therapy, as also presented in Nancy McWilliams' text Psychoanalytic Diagnosis.Chapter 11: Depressive and Manic Personalities (235-266)Chapter 12: Masochistic (Self-Defeating) Personalities (267-288) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I speak with Rina as we both share our stories of what it's like to have stalkers. An anonymous listener also describes her harrowing experiences at the end of the episode. With stalking, most of the time the victim ends up being silenced in various ways - here, I wanted us to have a voice and do the opposite of disappearing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I discuss schizoid and paranoid personalities in analytic therapy, as also presented in Nancy McWilliams' text Psychoanalytic Diagnosis.The following chapters are covered:Chapter 9: Schizoid Personalities (196-213)Chapter 10: Paranoid Personalities (214-234) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I discuss narcissistic and psychopathic personalities in analytic therapy, as also presented in Nancy McWilliams' text Psychoanalytic Diagnosis.The following chapters are covered:Chapter 7: Psychopathic (Antisocial) Personalities (157-175)Chapter 8: Narcissistic Personalities (176-195) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Talking about age gap discourse and generational differences, conversations with listeners of the pod - millennials Johnny, Rina, and Alena.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I discuss primary and secondary/mature defense mechanisms as presented in Nancy McWilliams' text Psychoanalytic Diagnosis.The following chapters are covered:Chapter 5: Primary Defensive Processes (100-125)Chapter 6: Secondary Defensive Processes (126-150) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Talking about age gap discourse and generational differences, conversations with listeners of the pod - zoomers Lauren, Zane, and cusper Myles. Join the patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/sicklitgirl Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I speak about the psychoanalytic levels of organization: the neurotic, borderline, and psychotic levels discussed in Nancy McWilliams' text Psychoanalytic Diagnosis (2nd ed). I also give examples from my own clinical and support work experiences.The following chapters from McWilliams are covered in the podcast:Chapter 3: Developmental Levels of Personality Organization (p. 43-69)Chapter 4: Implication of Developmental Levels of Organization (p. 70-99)Next week's episode will explore defense mechanisms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An introduction to the text and practice of psychoanalytic diagnosis, as well as a historical overview of how psychoanalytic practice has developed since Freud. I covered the following chapters from Nancy McWilliams:  Brief introduction (p. 1-4, 5-6)Part 1, Chapter 1: Why Diagnose? (7-20)Chapter 2: Psychoanalytic Character Diagnosis (21-42)Next week I will be speaking about the levels of organization, if you'd like to read and follow along:Chapter 3: Developmental Levels of Personality Organization (43-69)Chapter 4: Implication of Developmental Levels of Organization (70-99)References: Psychoanalytic Diagnosis (second edition) by Nancy McWilliamsFreud and Beyond by Mitchell & Black Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conversation with Nicole: on our experiences with dating or interacting with wealthier men, and what we are calling “the art ho trophy wife” as something those contacting us seem to be looking for. Included are also critiques of more pornbrained behaviours, especially those that are nonconsensual yet still normalized.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.