Elizabeth Wurtzel

Hello Again!

2008-05-07T12:43:53Z

Hi everyone, I'm just re-introducing myself. Long time member and commenter, but not very frequent poster. Sorry! Anyway, my name's Elizabeth, and I've been a member of this community for years now, you know, back when Ms. Wurtzel was a coke and Ritalin addicted author and not an attorney. :)

In any case, I'm mostly reintroducing myself because I'm running for LJ Advisory Board election and I need votes, so I'm posting to communities I've been an active member of in hopes of rallying support. You see, I'm a writer myself (I am the current writer on the comic http://www.raincannon.com, I'm a journalist for my university newspaper -- or was, as I've now graduated) and I'm running on a platform of LJ non-interference, so that if we want to post some of Ms. Wurtzel's more risque Bitch-era photos or write commentary about her work, we can do so without fear of being censored or shut down, as LiveJournal has been doing.

My full platform is available on my election page

All you have to do is go to my election page and comment with "I support this nomination" and that's that.

Oh, and hi again, everybody! :D

e_wurtzel @ 2008-04-16T14:41:00

2008-04-16T18:42:34Z

Audio of an interview with Wurtzel: http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2008/04/new_haven_is_pa.php

e_wurtzel @ 2008-04-15T13:39:00

2008-04-15T11:48:29Z

Hello, I just join the Live journal community and as well I'm also an addict to Elizabeth , but also addicted to meds :( , well I have as theys says a borderline personality but it doesn't make sense for me as I have a lot of commons with bi polar , cutters , etc... )
Apart from this, I'm a singer and a movies maker , try also to keep on writing about my life.. ( oh btw I live in Holland but I'm French native )

Elizabeth's Op-Ed in the La Times

2008-04-06T21:15:56Z

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-wurtzel18mar18%2C0%2C1989216.story

Don't know if anyone has seen this or read it. I apologize if it is already been posted. Just thought it would be interesting to share, Enjoy

The Crimson Articles

2008-03-30T11:21:38Z

A friend sent me this link, sorry if it`s been posted before
http://www.thecrimson.com/writer.aspx?ID=2003

Self injury Ezine

2008-03-29T16:48:30Z

You can SUBSCRIBE to an ezine that will email new information and writings about self-injury to you each month. The ezine is an invaluable resource as it will provide a continuous support network. Just subscribe at http://scratchandburn.com.

Scratch and Burn's website is designed to be a place where people can come to learn, SHARE (just email me your story), and express anything that relates to their self-injury. You can find books, research studies, art, creative writing, links, and more at this self-injury site.

New Girl!

2008-03-29T13:47:21Z

I am a writer and a freelance journalist, i also suffer from depression.
I would be very interested in beriending others who enjoy writing and who share a love for Elizabeths work.

Finally...

2007-10-28T12:33:09Z

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/28/fashion/28wurtzel.html?ref=fashion

e_wurtzel @ 2007-10-22T04:22:00

2007-10-22T03:29:42Z

Hey there, I've been a big fan of Elizabeth Wurtzel when I first read "The Bitch Rules" - which I have read over and over and practically memorised.

However, imagine my distress when I came across a book called "Be Your Own Life Coach" by Fiona Harrold - in the chapter "How attractive are you" there are paragraphs practically word-for-word identical to the "Be gorgeous" chapter in "The Bitch Rules".

As far as I can tell they were both published in the same year - anyone know if she is the same person or whether one of them copyed the other? I can provide ISBN numbers if you need them (I'm at work right now and dont have the books on me).

Cheers!

ok really

2006-10-07T22:14:44Z

so why the hell does she not have a website. she might be the coolest girl ever and she doesnt even have a website. yet her mystery does make her more interesting.

e_wurtzel @ 2006-08-03T03:02:00

2006-08-03T07:04:53Z

hey, i'm new here. i absolutely love elizabeth wurtzel, i have the biggest crush on her. anyways, i was looking through old posts to find pictures but alot of them didn't show up saying that photobucket deleted them or whatever. so can someone please post some pictures of her? preferably some of her nude ones, lol.

off topic - but only slightly

2006-07-26T18:09:41Z

note:(sorry if this post doesn't seem appropriate, please read, if it is inappropriate please accept my apologies and delete this post)

the echo survives the voice is a book i wrote of prose on various subjects, mostly relating to self harm, anorexia, borderline personaility disorder, severe depression and all of the mess that comes with such problems - hospitals, medication, etc. basically this is my life on page for someone to pick up, and hopefully be able to connect with and feel better about. it is also about grieving, loss, cancer, family, growing up, love, relationships, moving on and so much more.

if you'd like to read some of my writing before looking at the book, it is located here. a portion of the proceeds made from this book will be donated to the canadian cancer society in my mother's name.

Hey, new.

2006-07-22T03:19:13Z

Hey guys, I'm new.

I loved Prozac Nation (both the book and the movie -- I absolutely loved Christina Ricci as Elizabeth). I couldn't sit through the entire movie at once, though. It struck a nerve. It was like watching myself. I'm sure anyone else who's been down that road before probably feels the same.
I'm getting More, Now, Again next week, and I couldn't be more excited! Her writing is just so... enticing.

Anyways, I use my LJ to vent, and basically tell my story one entry at a time in a way that hopefully makes others think. If you want to add me feel free, I love new friends! I'm a livejournal loner, for now... haha.

M.

e_wurtzel @ 2006-06-27T00:27:00

2006-06-27T04:28:20Z

I am starting a new project. SNAIL MAIL. I am going to create a list of people who would like to commit to writing faithfully to someone each and every week. The letters are via snail and ~~can~~ cannot be electronically sent. The letters may contain anything you wish to tell this other person. You may know this person through LJ or various friends lists, but if you join this network you will receive a new person to write to each week. (and will receive wonderful snails as well). I would like this project to be consistent, so please only comment if you can commit to writing each week. Snails may be cards, letters, postcards, one line sentences, photographs (no crazy nudity, please) and anything else you like. My purpose for this project is mainly encouragement and perhaps a little happiness knowing you will have a snail crouching in your mailbox for you and only you. Comment if interested. The banner above should link to my e-mail address and please provide the following:

1) Name
2) Home address
3) Anything else of relevance

Please spread the word, copy the banner, link to my journal or e-mail address so we can gather as many people as possible for this project.

Thank you.

more now again

2006-06-19T05:14:01Z

i should really go back to my bed and look at the cover, because i tend to be inaccurate when it comes to this book's title... but 5 feet is just way too far and it doesn't really matter, you know what i'm talking about.

this book is very dangerous for me to be reading. i've abstained for about 9 months from so much that created my heaven and my hell... lexapro being the replacement... but i'm honestly tracking down a prescription for ritalin tomorrow... because i've come to the conclusion that elizabeth wurtzel and i are the exact same person... and where she goes, i will blindly follow.

and jebus knows where this will take me.

ICONS

2006-05-05T05:09:13Z

Two Elizabeth Wurtzel icons. Feel free to snag, just please credit the artists.

1. please credit enviebeau

2. please credit jackshoegazer

Just finished "More, Now, Again"

2006-04-24T05:50:59Z

Quite possibly the best book I've ever read. I absolutely loved every word. Such an inspiration for everyone...those who have used illegal drugs and those who haven't.

Big fan of her work

2006-04-22T01:31:27Z

I finished reading "Prozac Nation" only a few days ago and am around 80 pages into "More, Now, Again." I honestly love the way Elizabeth writes. She's got such a great style. It's so captivating. I hope to see another book from her!

SG

e_wurtzel @ 2006-04-14T23:33:00

2006-04-15T03:31:31Z

Elizabeth Wurtzel is the most influential writer in my life. Here quotes always hit the nail on the head! I'm ecstatic to find a community that is as in love with her work as I am.

I was reading some entries and noticed a lot of people recommended Girl, Interrupted. IDK. I just didn't like how Susanna Kayson articulated herself. /: I just read a great book called Sickened by Julie Gregory.

check it out if you're bored ;D

e_wurtzel @ 2006-04-06T23:38:00

2006-04-07T03:37:18Z

Join dyke_riot because girls do it better.

e_wurtzel @ 2006-03-12T23:23:00

2006-03-13T09:23:59Z

does anyone have her address or has anyone had a successful way of contacting her?

memoir junkie.

2006-02-28T23:26:24Z

I've been a fan of Wurtzel's writing since High School and it really helped me through those years. I took my copy of Prozac Nation with me almost everywhere, to read in class, on the bus, at home, where ever i needed an escape. I passed the book on to friends who also found comfort in it's words. My grade 12 ISU was on depression, and of course Elizabeth Wurtzel's writings were great for quotations to share with my class. By this point the book is full of marginalia and underlining.

I have a great love for memoirs as I feel they really pack the punch, being true and written in a very natural style. The first thing I look for in any library or book store is memoirs.
Does anyone know of any other authors who write memoirs in the same style as Wurtzel?
I'd love any reading suggestions!

Thanks!

a little request for anyone who may be feeling extra helpful today!

2006-02-21T21:32:52Z

i will be nice and put this behind an LJ cut b/c i may be x-posting it in some other similar communities...

so i read Prozac Nation a number of years ago, probably close to 6 or 7 years ago actually. it was during my freshman or sophomore year of high school and at a time in my life when i really needed to be reassured that someone out there had felt or was feeling the same way as me. this book definitely was the reassurance that i needed. and actually ive needed that same feeling lately as well. things havent been going very well for me and i worry that i am really losing myself to my depression and anxiety. sometimes im ok, sometimes im not. i just never quite know, but thats life i guess. i just recently watched the movie and although i wasnt entirely thrilled with its cinematic portrayal, there have been worse things to come out of Hollywood (any Tom Cruise movie for example).

seeing the movie did however, make me want to read the book again to see if i got anything new out of it now. or it if would quell any sense of loneliness and hopelessness that had seemingly begun to creep back into my mind as of late. unfortunately, due to my completely hectic schedule brought on by my usual academically over-achieving self, i ran out of free time during which i could re-read it. so now im taking a class, which will earn me credit for my psych minor, that involves therapeutic relationships and how to interact with patients on that level. granted, i wont be seeing any patients in a psychology practice b/c that is not my major, i will be dealing with people and working one-on-one with people frequently when i finally get my B.S. and certification in speech-language pathology. anyways, i should reall just make a long story short and explain why i am posting here.

dont take this as me being a bad student or lazy or anything b/c hey, i can i did read the book, it was just a number of years ago. this thursday (2/23/06) i am suposed to hand in a paper for that class and im using Prozac Nation as my book. its supposed to talk about the client-therapist relationship and how it was presented in the book. i have some ideas on it, and am re-reading some passages, but if anyone has any insight into that relationship or remembers anything that may be helpful while i am writing this paper, then i encourage you to let me know! im sorry if this comes off as a plea for someone to 'write my paper for me',i assure you, that is not my intentionl. i have nothing but respect for academic excellence and those who do work hard to keep up their GPA's and such. i do that too (and have managed to make the dean's list for the past 3 semesters!). but if anyone has recently read or re-read and is willing to help a girl out, then thats awesome. just putting it out there. thanks for reading my long rambling. i better stop now or ill just keep on typing.a little request for anyone who may be feeling extra helpful today!

Hey, new here...

2006-02-05T11:25:33Z

I was wondering if anyone knew how to find that paper Elizabeth wrote on Lou Reed in her college years. I love The Velvet Underground like no other hah, and reading her novels and seeing she wrote an award-winning article about Reed... I'd like to read what she had written.

Would anyone have a link to this, or know where I could find it? It'd be much apriciated =)

Shannen

e_wurtzel @ 2006-01-29T06:59:00

2006-01-29T17:01:09Z

I wanted to rec a book that is just like Prozac nation, I enjoyed it so much Its called Candy by Mien Mien, she is chinese but it talks about the seedy underbelly of shanghi, her depression, her drug use and her lover.