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When you want everything you are dangerously close to wanting nothing?
“Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing.”
What is my life for and what am I going to do with it Sylvia Plath?
“What is my life for and what am I going to do with it? I don’t know and I’m afraid. I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want.
How we need another soul to cling to meaning?
“How we need another soul to cling to, another body to keep us warm. To rest and trust; to give your soul in confidence: I need this, I need someone to pour myself into.”
Is Sylvia Plath sad?
Over the years, Sylvia suffered from severe depression, attempted suicide, and underwent a period of psychiatric hospitalization. Sylvia tried to fight her inner demons — she got married out of love, had two children and continued writing while having a full time job. On 11 February 1963, Sylvia killed herself.
Why do I want Sylvia Plath?
I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in my life.
Can you understand me a little love me a little?
Someone, somewhere, can you understand me a little, love me a little? For all my despair, for all my ideals, for all that – I love life. But it is hard, and I have so much – so very much to learn.”
Did Sylvia Plath take antidepressants?
Dr Beuscher was not available as Sylvia lived in London. Her doctor visited her daily, administered an antidepressant, but did not succeed in finding a place for her and her 2 small children in a psychiatric department. On February 11, 1963, she committed suicide.
Can you understand for all my despair for all my ideals I love life but it is hard and I have so much so very much to learn?
Someone, somewhere, can you understand me a little, love me a little? For all my despair, for all my ideals, for all that – I love life. But it is hard, and I have so much – so very much to learn.”
Did Sylvia Plath have borderline personality?
CLINICAL DIAGNOSES Recently, Brian Cooper defended that Plath exhibited traits of borderline personality disorder – which is characterized by unstable moods, behavior, and difficulty in creating stable relationships – in addition to depression.
Did Plath BPD?
The use made by Dr Cooper (June 2003 JRSM1) of Sylvia Plath’s case history to explore psychiatric nosology is interesting and his conclusion that she suffered from borderline personality disorder (BPD) is convincing. But there are further diagnostic issues to be considered.