this zine is very beautiful. it made me feel less alone with my own experiences. random anxieties as a child that are never shared aside from when adults who were in your life at the time just make fun of them because 'you were always weird and anxious.' taking pills to recover from trauma and getting sick from the pills themselves, "0% late submission", "lack of autonomy is best."
thank you for making and sharing.
;_; thank you very much! i appreciate tht comment a lot and im glad it can make you feel less alone. the 0% late submission is something that haunted me so much in school because i was truly pretty good at the work that i did, but i missed so many assignments due to depression and, as well because of trauma and illness from medication as well.
the adults who make fun of you as a kid are so frustrating but it did make me deeply appreciate the teachers i had that cut me slack and would recognize that i was struggling. growing up is really fucking hard. i dont think people acknowledge that enough.
thank you for reading and for interacting with it! i have another zine ive been working on passively and i dont know if it will resonate with anyone but i think it is good for me to focus on my own expression first, and ive been glad to see when i do that, like, the art still seems to reach the right people, as unpalatable as it may feel when i think about presenting it. so thank you for sharing your words ^_^