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Jan 28

30 Things I Do Instead of Making Art

Look at my old art to “inspire myself” (but really feel sorry for myself because I “wasted” the creativity of my youth) Think about how I can never finish anything Eat a sad quesadilla and burn tongue Organize my art supplies until they look too pretty to actually use Complain…

Creativity

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30 Things I Do Instead of Making Art
30 Things I Do Instead of Making Art
Creativity

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Aug 6, 2022

love letter from a pair of jeans

Note from the author: This essay began as a therapy exercise in a residential eating disorder treatment center. For whatever reason, I had sketched my favorite pair of jeans in the middle of a sheet of paper, then filled the white space with words. Here are those words. Our paths…

Body Image

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love letter from a pair of jeans
love letter from a pair of jeans
Body Image

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Oct 10, 2021

What We Don’t Talk About When It Comes to Suicidal Ideation

For the longest time, I didn’t feel comfortable talking about my mental health. I thought that if I played by the rules and didn’t get in anyone’s way, things would eventually work out. The first time I became suicidal was when I was 16. I felt like I was doing…

Suicide

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What We Don’t Talk About When It Comes to Suicidal Ideation
What We Don’t Talk About When It Comes to Suicidal Ideation
Suicide

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May 30, 2021

sobriety sucks and it’s amazing

follow-up to thoughts on 1 year dry When I moved to Seattle just a few days before 2019 began, I was deep into what had been a brief but rapidly escalating relationship with alcohol. I started my days with a cocktail of vodka and Monster energy drink, a concoction I…

Alcoholism

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sobriety sucks and it’s amazing
sobriety sucks and it’s amazing
Alcoholism

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Dec 26, 2020

this surprising thing made me realize that my eating disorder is valid

It’s Christmas evening and I’m lying on my couch watching Klaus and picking at a salad. Despite being invited by friends to join them in their intimate holiday gathering, I’m feeling a little anxious and have elected to spend the day in the company of my cats and my family…

Eating Disorders

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Eating Disorders

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Nov 15, 2020

I wish I worried about food the normal amount.

I stand in front of my cabinet and try to make a decision. I realize that the factors contributing to my ultimate choice are not normal. When most people choose what to have for dinner, they ask themselves the following questions: “Will this taste good?” “Am I hungry for this?” …

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I wish I worried about food the normal amount.
I wish I worried about food the normal amount.

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Jul 17, 2020

I Used to Believe the World Was 2,000 Years Old. AMA

“Science should not stand in the way of this.” These are the words that glare at me from my laptop screen at 4:04AM. My jaw has involuntarily dropped. I feel angry. Hopeless. Confused. But not surprised. These words were uttered by White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany after the president…

Fundamentalism

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I Used to Believe the World Was 2,000 Years Old. AMA
I Used to Believe the World Was 2,000 Years Old. AMA
Fundamentalism

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May 29, 2020

Thoughts on 1 year dry

Lukewarm vodka sloshes in my pink s’well bottle, which never leaves my line of sight. I’m in the passenger seat of my friend’s car, leaning out the window and taking selfies in the dappled afternoon light. The vodka burns my throat as my friend and I discuss the merit of…

Alcoholism

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Alcoholism

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