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Tag: BPD

“Strong and Sturdy”

CW/TW: suicidal ideation. The grotesque irony of realising that you do indeed need to be hospitalised for your own safety … More

BPD, breakdown, depression, hospital, mental health, mental illness, poetry, prose poem, prosetry, self harm, suicidality, suicide, writing

Baby Boy

cw/tw: drug abuse, suicidal ideation, graphic description of imagined death The last time I walked this far I was a … More

BPD, breakdown, cats, death, drug abuse, grief, mental health, mental illness, pandemic, pets, poem, poetry, suicidality, suicide, writers, writing

Injuries You Cannot See #29

Content warning: self-harm Injuries You Cannot See #29 She has four dents in her head: when everyone was obsessed with … More

borderline personality disorder, BPD, depression, life, mental illness, poem, poems, poetry, self harm, self injury, suicidality, writing

On Re-Reading My Own Book

Yesterday, I re-read my debut poetry collection, History of Present Complaint, for the first time since its release in February … More

books, borderline personality disorder, BPD, CPTSD, diary, dissociation, grief, journal, memory, poems, poetry, PTSD, reading, suicide, therapy, trauma, writing

Textbook

I came home one day to find you reading a book that was written about me. It was written by … More

BPD, eupd, fire, love, mental health, mental illness, personality disorder, poem, poetry, relationships, writing

History of Present Complaint by HLR: cover / blurbs / reviews / pre-order

My debut prosetry collection History of Complaint will be released in print and digital on Friday 26th February 2021 (just … More

blurb, books, BPD, chapbook, CNF, cover reveal, debut, memoir, mental health, mental illness, new books, NHS, poetry, prose, prose poetry, psychosis, PTSD, publishing, trauma

My Feelings Are Fighting Amongst Themselves Again

The fucked-up family of feelings that reside inside me are fighting amongst themselves again / squabbling siblings trying to out-shout … More

anger, BPD, depression, emotions, eupd, family, fear, feelings, free writing, mental health, mental illness, metaphor, panic, poem, poetry, rage, suicide, writing

The Person Should Not Make You

The person who claims to love you and care about you should not make you want to drive the head … More

birthday, BPD, change, escape, freedom, life, London, moving house, poem, poetry, self harm, update, writing

190320

What I know for certain, in these uncertain times, is that someone who insists that they love you should never … More

BPD, crazy times, emotions, eupd, feelings, love, pandemic, personality disorder, poem, poetry, relationships, truth, unstable

051119

It’s mad that this mess of atoms and bones and flesh can feel so many feelings

body, BPD, diary, emotions, eupd, feelings, human, journal, notebook, personality disorder, poem, poetry, psychosis

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