I was first diagnosed with depression when I was sixteen. Another self indulgent teen, right? I had a good life: some nice friends…
“Here’s a freehand poem I wrote. I had a low weekend so it’s sort of my mind on a page.”
I’m stuck in a room,Surrounded by walls.Just black.All I can see is a light through the crack.Sometimes it is so brightI can feel it’s warmth spread over me.No…
I made a speech to a room full of people. Only a handful knew I used to suffer from depression, but I stood up and announced it for all to hear. Reactions were partly in awe, mostly positive, and a few non-committal. Words like brave and courageous were thrown out, but to be honest they just made me…
Why is it that I can have a completely uneventful, boring day but at 2 in the morning when I’m tired and desperately want to sleep my mind chooses to have about a hundred epiphanies all at once and I suddenly feel motivated to change the world.
“This is a poem I wrote at quite a dark time in my life about a year ago, transferred it straight from the notebook to here:”
I sit in a crowded café,
So lonely in the midst of so many people,
What causes heroin addiction?
Well, heroin causes heroin addiction.
Does it?
Doesn’t it?
Let’s go back to the beginning. I am fascinated by human history, more…
The Conversation
Depressed Friend 1: “Hey mate how are you?”
Depressed Friend 2: “Yeh I’m really good thanks, how you doing?”
Depressed Friend 1: “Ah that’s good to hear, yeh I’m not bad thanks mate.”
The Mask
I wear this mask to cover my identity,
Not what I look like, but what I look like to other people.
If they see beyond my mask they might change their opinions of me.
It would be interesting to know how many people think their lives are truly wonderful. Nowadays, we spend so much time searching for something better that we don’t appreciate the good things we already have. However, whilst of course, things can get better, things can also get a hell of a lot worse…
Dearest Reader,
I’m not going to lie and tell a pity story — I did well at school, really well.
I made amazing friends, who are still beloved to me. Had great relationships with our ‘teachers’ and ended up with four A’s in my final exams. I didn’t…