So Sad Today by Melissa Broder Summary
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Born from an anonymous Twitter account, "So Sad Today" fearlessly explores anxiety, sex, and depression with razor-sharp humor. Praised by Roxane Gay as "sad, uncomfortable, and gorgeous," Broder's raw confessions make readers feel less alone in their darkest moments.
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When the Internet Knows Your Darkest Thoughts
What happens when your most private shame becomes public property? Before Melissa Broder became an author, she was @sosadtoday-an anonymous Twitter account where she confessed her darkest anxieties, sexual fixations, and existential terror to hundreds of thousands of strangers. The tweets were raw, funny, and devastatingly honest: "I want to be hot enough that people forgive me for being mentally ill." When celebrities like Lena Dunham and Katy Perry began sharing her words, something shifted in how we talk about mental health online. This collection of essays pulls back the anonymous mask to reveal the woman behind the sadness-and in doing so, creates a mirror for anyone who's ever felt fundamentally broken. What emerges isn't a recovery memoir or self-help guide, but something rarer: an unflinching portrait of what it means to survive your own mind while desperately seeking connection in a world that demands we appear perpetually fine.
Born Wrong: Learning to Consume Yourself
Spiritual Seeking and the Mathematics of Hunger
Love as Escape: Digital Connection and Physical Disappointment
The Committee, the Silence, and the Cosmic Judge
When Sadness Lives Underneath Everything
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