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Tag: mental illness

Self-Portraits, Power, and Haiku

A woman’s power is something to behold. As cruel as this world can be, we can turn a bad situation … More

Beauty, Body Issues, diary entry, fatphobia, haiku, mental illness, Poetry

Diary Entries of a Perturbed Poet

I find it challenging to keep a diary, but I have owned a few. Sometimes, I write things down on … More

death, depression, diary, diary entry, grief, journaling, mental illness, poet

Things I’m Worried About

I’ve looked at all the advice columns for mental illness, and the one thing they tell you to do is … More

depression, lists, mental illness, worries

mental warfare // a poem

how do you feel today? how has your mood been? what’s been on your mind? Today I feel… anxious competitive … More

depression, mental health, mental illness, Poetry, poetry community, writing community

#Ghosted//Essay

They tell us that the world doesn’t owe us anything, that people don’t owe us anything. In their view, the … More

depression, love, mental health, mental illness, Poetry, writing

Appreciation vs Attention//Twitter Thread

Here is a Twitter thread that I composed yesterday where I discussed my recent decision to take a break from … More

appreciation, ignorance, mental health, mental illness, writing

18/07/2021 (Dear Diary, A Day of Rejection)

This life of writing, submitting and being rejected is akin to emotional torture. It’s like banging your head against a … More

depression, diary, diary entry, mental illness, rejection

i love her, i love her, i love her

she cuts up her chips and beans, making it look like she’s eaten more than she has. whereas I pile … More

cassie, haibun, mental illness, Poetry, skins

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