Men have called her crazy: a memoir

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Tendler, Anna Marie, 1985-

Tendler, Anna Marie

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"This book is so many things I didn't know I needed: a testament to the work of healing, a raw howl of anger, and an indictment of misogyny's insipid, predictable, infuriating reign." —Carmen Maria Machado, author of the National Book Award finalist Her Body and Other Parties and the Lambda Literary Award winner In the Dream House

An "evocative and devastating" (The New York Times Book Review) memoir that reckons with mental health as well as the insidious ways men impact the lives of women.
In early 2021, popular artist Anna Marie Tendler checked herself into a psychiatric hospital following a year of crippling anxiety, depression, and self-harm. Over two weeks, she underwent a myriad of psychological tests, participated in numerous therapy sessions, connected with fellow patients, and experienced profound breakthroughs, such as when a doctor noted, "There is a you inside that feels invisible to those looking at you from the outside."

In Men Have Called Her Crazy, Tendler recounts her hospital experience as well as pivotal moments in her life that preceded and followed. As the title suggests, many of these moments are impacted by men: unrequited love in high school; the twenty-eight-year-old she lost her virginity to when she was sixteen; the frustrations and absurdities of dating in her mid-thirties; and her decision to freeze her eggs as all her friends were starting families.

A "stunning self portrait of a woman trying to make sense of the misogyny and sexism she has faced throughout her life" (Time), Men Have Called Her Crazy examines the unreasonable expectations and pressures women face in the 21st century. It is an "original portrait of a woman who's reached the apex of her rage against the patriarchy, a field guide to contemporary mental health practices, and a moving testament to the possibility of growth and healing" (W Magazine). Early in her stay in the hospital, she says, "My wish for myself is that one day I'll reach a place where I can face hardship without trying to destroy myself." By the end of this book, she fulfills that wish.

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9781668032343

2024

Simon & Schuster
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Autobiographies
Depressed persons -- Biography
Feminism
Makeup artists -- Biography
Man-woman relationships
Psychotherapy patients -- Biography
Tendler, Anna Marie, -- 1985-
Women artists -- Biography
Women authors, American -- Biography

Men have called her crazy : a memoir

Men Have Called Her Crazy A Memoir
Men have called her crazy : a memoir / Anna Marie Tendler

Men have called her crazy

a memoir

Biography & Autobiography
Depressed persons
Feminism
Makeup artists
Man-woman relationships
Nonfiction
Psychotherapy patients
Tendler, Anna Marie
Women artists
Women authors, American