Depression stories, books, poems, and more

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Trigger Warning; This poem may contain content that is triggering for some. Please read the piece with this in mind and only read if you wish too. This is an expressive piece about the dark side of suffering depression and anxiety. Read More

Book / Humor

May 09, 2024

Janine is a depressed and reluctant employee, launched but not sure of her trajectory. Read More
A poem about depression finding you in the darkness. Read More
I get upset a lot. Anger ,depression ,life. What's going on? I don't know. I just keep trying. Read More
This short story is based off of the song Jamie by Zach Bryan. The word/sentences in italics are lyrics taken directly from the song. Everything else is from myself. Read More

Poem / Poetry

April 20, 2024

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Comments: 3

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A poem about the ups and downs of depression. Just trying to feel at peace Read More

Featured Review by Bert Broomberg

"A good piece of writing. It is a very vivid description of feeling depressed. Well done!" Read More

Featured Review by Thomaswcase8'.

"Powerful work...very relatable." Read More

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Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

detailing someone going through depression. for those that have depression please know you are seen and heard keep fighting i love you Read More
Sitting inside my own mind reflecting on my time and the reasons I fight for this very life I live for and reflecting on the numbness within. Read More
How men feel when it's finished Read More
A short story I wrote some time ago. Have fun! Read More
Hi, From my eyes you see the world. A world so chaotic that you want to escape. Escape into the yet unknown corners of the mind where you feel like you belong but you don't. To bring you back, you try several methods, get help from several people but nothing… Read More
Very intense piece, I should declare Read More
HP Lovecraft wrote a ton of cult-classic crap about the primal chaos beings living outside of time-space, these dark gods of terror. When we think of death, this is the kind of nightmare imagery most of us will typically come up with. Personally, I always felt that death would be… Read More

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Check out my you tube channel where I read my poetry from my book, Seedy Town Blues Collected Poems, available on Amazon.com Read More

Tags: depression, life, pain

Featured Review by cmichael potter

"Oh the riot of witness in a brain poisoned. Yes, I bet the view was twisted and disturbed looking through eyes swimming in alcohol to the eyebro..." Read More

No one has ever given us a handbook in how to love our partners, not even God! That’s why it is always worth taking time to learn about how to behave better in a relationship so that it will sustain. It’s a whole life learning journey when you start to… Read More
A short poem/story depicting a time of darkness or depression Read More
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