Depression is different for each person. For scientists to study and treat depression, first, it must be defined. What exactly is depression?
What is This? (poem)
What is this? Is a poem that came about as I wondered what it be like to be unbroken. To somehow go back in time before I was shattered.
Self-Medicating is a Bad Roller Coaster
Medication provides a way to calm the storm so that you can batten down the hatches. I know this, yet here I am, outside during a storm trying to keep all my shit from flying away.
Fighting to Escape Darkness (poem)
This is a poem I wrote that I didn’t set out to write. I realized in a lot of survivors creative outlets (poems, writings, visual arts) darkness always represents depression. There is a reason for that.
Move What Matters Forward
In the past, I didn’t realize what I was bringing with me, which was everything. I thought that if I moved forward fast enough or kept moving forward, I would outrun my past. I was wrong.
I Have Seen You (a poem)
People wear masks. I know I do. And that is okay, until that mask covers up who you really are. See, even though I wear a mask, it is still representational of who I am. But that is not true for all people.
Forgiveness, Never Forget
The idea of forgiveness is part of the survivors’ conversation. Do you forgive? And if you do, who are you forgiving? And how is that connected to forgetting? Is there a connection?
It’s Just One Night: Minimizing Life
I grew up making myself small. That included minimizing my experiences, especially if it was something positive. I thought it was because I grew up in an abusive home, but as I entered the world, I realized that everyone minimizes themselves and their experiences.
It’s Just One Night
If you are ever standing in court and you hear those words, know this: It is never ‘just one night.’ One night can forever change the trajectory of a person’s life. One night could be the difference between life and death.
Write! And You Shall be Healed!
I have no idea how many people read my blog. It doesn’t matter. I write for myself, to heal, and if anything I write resonates or helps anyone else, that is the cherry on top of my writing sundae.