Too Far from Center

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dc.contributor.advisorMori, Kyoko
dc.contributor.authorKahn, Jennifer
dc.creatorKahn, Jennifer
dc.date2020-05-06
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-15T13:25:54Z
dc.descriptionThis thesis has been embargoed for 10 years. It will not be available until May 2030 at the earliest.
dc.description.abstractThis thesis centers on the desire to find the middle-ground despite an intense attraction to extremes. In this collection of essays, the narrator describes growing up in Europe as an embassy brat before moving to suburban Maryland at the age of sixteen. She struggles with her mental health and is ultimately diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The search for balance leads her to the dark corners of the Internet where girls with eating disorders congregate, as well as to the Washington, D.C. Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The narrator tries to understand herself better by analyzing her relationships with her parents, conducting research on how bipolar disorder affects creativity, and evaluating her own risky behavior. Ultimately, she finds a partner whose past and biology is similarly complicated, and she commits to preserving this new relationship.
dc.description.embargo2030-05-06
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/12002
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectBipolar disorder
dc.subjectMental health
dc.subjectMental illness
dc.subjectRelationships
dc.subjectEating disorders
dc.subjectChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
dc.titleToo Far from Center
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCreative Writing
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelMaster's
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

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