Lauren Slater Welcome To My Body To Save My Mind Summary

Killing My Body To Save My Mind The author, Lauren Slater is an American psychologist and writer. She is the author of seven books, including Welcome To My Country, Prozac Diary, and Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir. What promoted the author to write this piece was her story using prescription drugs resulting in her gaining weight. I know this because the the main title and text says it. For example, in the header Lauren Slater states “Would you gain 80 pounds to cure a crippling depression? Lauren Slater did and learned that her vanity was the least of it The least of it.” It is important to understand the context that encouraged the writing to happen because it tells the authors story of what and how it happened. The audience this piece is intended
It could be for people who are dealing with depression and how other people deal with it and it could be for people studying depression symptoms or the side effects of the medicine. What the author is trying to convey is that although you may be giving up something, you may be getting something better in return. The way she proves this point is how she takes the medicine for her depression which results in her gaining weight but it is all worth it to keep herself happy for her family. The essay is about lauren Slater who was prescribed a medicine called Zyprexa. Zyprexa helps Lauren Slater deal with her depression while at the same time it makes her gain weight for which she is taking the risk to stay happy. I know this because the text explains it clearly in the header when it asks, “would you gain 80 pounds to cure a crippling depression.” In which the response was that Lauren Slater did and she learned that her vanity was the least of it. The main thesis is “My body is having a breakdown, for sure, yet instead of atomizing into pieces and parts, I'm doing just the opposite, I'm acquiring a perverse sort of solidity that