{"product_id":"stripped-a-collection-of-poems-written-in-recovery-9798330660124","title":"Stripped: A Collection of Poems Written in Recovery","description":"\u003cp\u003eHi. I'm Cissy. I started a business making glitter heels for strippers and pole dancers in July 2023. I failed epically during my first year of business. My content struck a nerve with my new community in North Carolina. I was intensely cyberbullied and ostracized. By August 18, 2023, I had my first stalker on Instagram.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTriggered by stress from being cyberbullied and stalked, I experienced my first psychotic episode. I developed intense surveillance delusions while in psychosis. You know how some people pray to God? I prayed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn February 20, 2024, the day after my 31st birthday, I was incarcerated for contempt of court. I'd been freshly diagnosed with Autism, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder a month prior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter I was released from jail, I was desperate for an outlet to express myself. Instagram had become an unsafe and volatile space for me to tell my story. I stopped talking about my life experiences and started writing poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoetry carried me through intense episodes of fear, depression, and through the development of suicidal ideations. Every bit of what I knew about my identity had been stripped. Poetry allowed me to reclaim my voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStripped is a collection of poems written while in recovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cissy Stag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stag Legs Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798330660124","brand":"Stag Legs Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273966125193,"sku":"9798330660124","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_68a62db1-2ba0-42a8-84d8-27ed6bc4833a.jpg?v=1736843860","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/stripped-a-collection-of-poems-written-in-recovery-9798330660124","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}