Writing As A Form Of Therapy

[Former-Member]

Hi @BlueBay,

I can hear the pain in your writing and it is really beautiful to use poetry as therapy. You have expressed some distressing feelings here so just wanted to mention as a reminder, if you're concerned about your safety or you'd like counselling support, you can reach out to the following services:

Lifeline 13 11 14

Suicide Callback Service 1300 659 467

Take good care of yourself today and please do reach out for support

[BlueBay]

Hi @Former-Member i just can’t tslk. It hurts too much. I feel like my family don’t care.  So what’s the point in staying If they don’t care. I’m angry emotional. 

I need space I don’t really know what I need right now. 

[Exoplanet]

To dedicate a day each year
to love & laughter, support & cheer
It's smart it keeps those memories strong
A reminder of good times passing along

It helps fade the moments of fear
to dedicate a day each year
to strengthen all that has been good
to curl the lips up like they should

Congratulations for the bond
the fragile strength of a magic wand
defying unsurmountable odds
companionship that simply plods

I'm just guessing @Mazarita  & thanks for inspiration to rhyme 🙂

[Mazarita]

A beautiful gift of writing, @Exoplanet!  

[The-red-centaur]

The noises

I'm so sick of all the noise in my head. It doesn't go away. Pop a pill, get some sleep, go for a walk, distract. But nothing but noise.
My head hurts from when the aliens alter my brain chemistry and brain waves to add all the noises and hear their voices. And then it also hurts from the noises itself.
I hear them mumbling. Something's going to happen. But I don't know what. It feels important.
But the noise. I can't get past the noise.
I don't know.
Why me. Why did they choose me. Why do I have them inside my head.
I need a way to get them out and this time their not telling me what to do. Their just torturing me. Hurting me.
When will I be released.

[Faith-and-Hope]

Good to see you talking about it through your writing ing @The-red-centaur ..... using your own voice to speak out about what you’re going through ....

[Former-Member]

I feel like I rolled down a mountain and off a cliff down to the bottom of the biggest crack in deepest part of the grand canyon

So pretty much I feel I have reached rock bottom.

I wish i could be a butterfly and fly away from the disaster that I am.

Even in my dreams I am usless

[Sans911]

Trying to survive the night

Looking for the smallest light

Seeking shelter from my brain

Curbing the storm of my emotional pain

A lifetime of hurt, promises lost

A lifetime of adding up the cost

The anger, the sadness, the unbearable hurt

Comes down to red lines across my skin

The rush of release, the marker of sin

There's got to be some other way

There's got to be a way to pay

Yet you've vanished without a trace

And all that is left is memories of an ugly face

How long does this last, how long does it take

Before I stop living my life as a fake

I want to find me, myself and I

I know they're in me, I just have to try

[Teej]

Pretty powerful @Sans911. 💜💜💜

heres hoping you can find you and I can find me sooner rather than later 

[dr-ev-md]

It's temporary. I have been there, and some days I still am. I don't
believe that you have to be active, fit, and have done all the activities
that the so called experts waffle on about. There is no one size fits all
approach to anxiety, depression or anything else that you feel. Explore the
cave that you are in, embrace the darkness. You are in this state because
your body has said "enough", and put you sitting on your backside. This is
my opinion. It's the opinion of a 56 year old construction worker that's
been putting one foot in front of the other for the past 5 years. There are
a lot of so called professionals who are riding the gravy train of mental
illness and making a very good living from peoples misery. Choosing the
right practices can be daunting. Listen to your inner self, meditation, and
yoga work for me. Not hiding my illness, telling friends and family that I
suffer depression really helps. Doing what you want to do, and not doing
what you don't want to is part of the situation. I hope that my experience
helps.