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Hannah Smothers
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Having a mental breakdown morning, which means I’ve cried for two-plus hours and dunked my face repeatedly in a bowl of ice water (my new therapist suggested this as a way to “reset my nervous system”). Now I’m eating overnight oats like it’s 2015 and shivering and I need to give myself the treat of writing something that makes me feel “useful.”

I haven’…

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