Tag Archives: mental illness
Depression: The Motherland
You think you know what it is to be in the black hole under the paws of the black dog surrounded by and suffocating from a black heart because you have been there. You say you have been there. I … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged depression, mental illness, misery, poem, poems, poetry, self harm, self hate, writing
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What It's Like
Something is rising up, a tide of sick that never crests at the throat, never crosses the tongue, is never allowed out. It swells and swells, a gorge that threatens but refuses to be purged. It lifts heavy chains, anxiety, … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Flash
Tagged anxiety, depression, fiction, flash, flash fiction, grief, mental illness, panic attacks, pieces, worry, writing
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What It’s Like
Something is rising up, a tide of sick that never crests at the throat, never crosses the tongue, is never allowed out. It swells and swells, a gorge that threatens but refuses to be purged. It lifts heavy chains, anxiety, … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Flash
Tagged anxiety, depression, fiction, flash, flash fiction, grief, mental illness, panic attacks, pieces, worry, writing
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