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Tag: BPD

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

Watch Me

The moon drags my mood in tides I am a voyeur of my own demise Watch me watching me through eyes … More

BPD, depression, diary, eupd, Hijacked Amygdala, journal, life, madness, mental illness, notebook, personality disorder, poem, poetry, writing

Talking

Talking doesn’t feel like healing. For me, talking feels like opening old wounds waking dormant demons picking at infected scabs … More

BPD, experience, Free Verse Revolution, FVR, healing, hospital, life, mental illness, NHS, poetry, prompt, psychotherapy, recovery, therapy, treatment, writing

To Love X Y and Z

Most of her sentences begin with, “I used to.” She used to be / to go / to enjoy / … More

BPD, eupd, grief, Hijacked Amygdala, journal, life, loss, mental illness, notebook, personality disorder, prosetry, self, writing

August Meditations

I met a woman in trouble on the streets of Camden, helped her to get away from her abusive boyfriend … More

abuse, anxiety, BPD, change, chronic illness, depression, diary, help, life, mental illness, mood, notebook, sadness, stress, writing

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