It takes courage to talk about how you feel when you’re battling mental illness. Your mental illness does not define you.
Switch
on, the words of pain | off, the tears when someone is there | on, the smile to a strange face | off, the past and present honesty…
When my thoughts escape
It’s been a crazy and confusing few months, which has got in the way of writing. From shock to deep sadness, to relief and happiness.
What’s wrong with me?
I can’t explain what it is. I feel good for a while, then a switch turns off inside me and I’m back to complete darkness. What’s wrong with me?
Dear depression
Dear Depression, I remember the day you forced yourself into my life. You never introduced yourself. You just started taking over.
Trying to Get Through A Day With Depression
The autumnal weather was beautiful, golden leaves on the ground, mist cloaking the trees. Yet my numb mind just couldn’t take it in.
Life Lesson – Love
I started to tell people I was bisexual. I’d known for nearly 4 years, and telling a single person felt like the entire universe was off my back.
It’s been a year since I first met you
The paramedics and police stretchered you in. I remember repeatedly saying, ‘I know him.’ I think I was in shock. You’re the one I can’t forget.
The Life I Lost
The life I lost | The joy forever gone | Replaced by pain and grief | The smiling heart forever lost | Replaced by emptiness
BPD and Decision-Making
When a moment arises where I have to make a decision, my heart immediately starts pounding, I can literally feel my chest tightening.
She had to travel through madness to find herself
I didn’t do anything wrong, this is because of stuff that was done to me, not because I’m a bad person. So I refuse to hide.
Anger
Sadly, we all have a breaking point. I’ve found myself in situations where I need to have that physical release of energy.