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A suicidal young man with AIDS falls for a young lady with Schizoaffective Bipolar Disorder He pursues her to the streets after leaving a psychiatric hospital. Read More

Tags: relationships, tragedy, triumph, aids, mental-illness

Poem / Poetry

February 16, 2025

Reads: 24

Comments: 1

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A poem reflecting how anxiety feels. Read More

Tags: anxiety, mental-illness

a collection of poems good soup cookbook - learning to cook solo a good soup for the disturbed. a disturbing soup to the comfortable. a collection of pre-written poems, thrown in the crock pot. this meal is the feast of a lifetime. that means it's my life, thrown in the… Read More

Tags: depression, anger, angst, mental-illness, innerbeast

Most people-pleasers at some point find themselves taken advantage of. Some of us get caught in stupid games led by cruel people, but I think that most people learn someday to take care of themselves and cut off those who do not serve us. The title was written to demonstrate… Read More

Tags: depression, anger, loneliness, angst, mental-illness

I have not spoken to my grandmother in several years. She is immensely mentally ill and it's not safe to reunite, but I think about her every day. She gave me a fun childhood and even cooked for me, which she hardly did for herself. I think somehow, I was… Read More

Tags: depression, food, anger, angst, mental-illness

Last summer, 2023, I was having a breakdown outside, at midnight and was shoeless. The ground was muddy and I sat, hardly able to see my screen while pumping out poems on a damp brick wall. The next day, I came back to my notes app and couldn't decide what… Read More

Tags: depression, anger, angst, mental-illness, innerbeast

As an eternal people pleaser, it has been a cliff to climb, to unapologetically take up space. This poem was written in the summer of 2023 when finally I learned I could be confident too, and I was worthy of my existence. Life-long shaming and gaslighting became easy to override… Read More

Tags: depression, anger, angst, mental-illness

Poem / Poetry

December 26, 2024

A poem that transcends all global societies, exploring the inner turmoil and struggles of a person who feels overwhelmed by life's challenges and ultimately makes the fateful decision to end their suffering. The poem is intended to raise awareness and questions about the nature of resilience, hope, and the limitations… Read More

Tags: depression, loneliness, suicide, mental-illness

Poem / Poetry

November 05, 2024

Tags: depression, self-worth, self-love, mental-illness, mental-health

Poem / Poetry

November 02, 2024

Tags: pain, suffering, mental-illness, mental-health, chronic-illness

Poem / Poetry

November 02, 2024

Tags: depression, suicide, anxiety, mental-illness, mental-health

This story is a fictional account. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. ***TRIGGER WARNING*** There are references to self harm, suicide, depression, anxiety and sexual abuse. "I did not think I was wasting my life but it became very hard to live.… Read More

Tags: depression, anxiety, self-harm, mental-illness

Poem / Poetry

September 15, 2024

Tags: depression, strength, fear, mental-illness

So this is not a work of fiction. It's the true life story of a person I met and the experience I had with her. I'm sharing this so that you can keep this lady in your prayers, as she is struggling. She is a beautiful, amazing soul. But she… Read More

Tags: bus, city, mental-illness, mental-health, real-life

Poem / Poetry

February 26, 2024

Reads: 200

Comments: 2

The Booksie Classic House

"How long can I stand, To reach for Heaven, With one foot in the grave?" Cover image taken by me. Read More

Tags: poetry, spirituality, healing, trauma, mental-illness

Written 11 years ago when I was involuntarily hospitalized the first time for bipolar disorder. Read More

Tags: haiku, addiction, bipolar, narrative, mental-illness

Poem / Poetry

January 31, 2024

Reads: 92

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

How I feel being unable to shut down Read More

Tags: mental-illness

Embracing the Shadows: Navigating a Family's Mental Illness is an important contribution to both memoirs and literature on family mental illness. Marlene Dunham explores not one, but a family pattern of mental illness that included a bipolar father, a sister with schizophrenia who committed suicide, and a severely mentally disabled… Read More

Tags: bipolar, schizophrenia, mental-illness, willowbrook

Life is difficult when you have a split personality. Major life choices and financial issues can lead to indecision based on two separate perspectives. My alter-ego and I have the same fundamental goals but disagree on how to achieve them. Our most recent feud started with the stock market and… Read More

Tags: investing, mental-illness, mental-health, importing, stock-trading

Tags: poetry, young-adult, mental-illness, dysmorphia

Tags: mental-illness

In this poem I'm addressing the myth that 'what doesn't kill you makes you stronger'. It's often not said with ill intent however, it can sometimes be harmful to people experiencing mental health issues. Although I was scared to share this poem and my experiences with my mental health, I… Read More

Tags: depression, anxiety, therapy, mental-illness, mental-health

Tags: poetry, poem, youth, mental-illness

Doran Hewitt is a 23-year-old night shift worker at a convenience store, leading a quiet and solitary life. but doran harbors a dark secret - he suffers from dissociative identity disorder, a condition that causes him to have a split personality. his other self is twisted, dark, and ruthless, and… Read More

Tags: psychological, thriller, action, split-personality, mental-illness

Book / Science Fiction

December 24, 2022

Reads: 936

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A brain damaged gambler, unable to trust his own feelings or memory, searches for meaning outside of the daily grind Read More

Tags: science-fiction, cyberpunk, mental-illness

Book / Poetry

December 17, 2022

Reads: 10365

Comments: 4

Shelves: 1

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a divine composition of insanity is a compilation of poetry and personal essays that hold the thoughts and feelings of a not so sound mind. Read More

Tags: healing, trauma, mental-illness, bpd, drug-abuse

Poem / Poetry

December 15, 2022

Reads: 209

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: addiction, mental-illness

Tags: feelings, mental-illness

Relapsed again. Tonight I’m just trying to focus on positive. Read More

Tags: drugs, nightmares, smoke, ptsd, mental-illness

Poem / Poetry

November 29, 2022

Tags: borderline, mental-illness, mental-health, bpd, borderline-personality-disorder

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