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Tag: delusions

Strong Oak

CW: suicide, death, description of dead body I went past him on the bus. I could only see his feet, … More

alcohol, death, delusions, fiction, mental health, mental illness, Poland, prose, psychiatry, psychosis, short prose, short story, suicide, writing

On Paper

“You have a great life on paper.” “On paper, everything seemed perfect.” “She’s doing really well, on paper.” “On paper, … More

Brain, delusions, fear, hallucinations, journal, life, mental illness, mind, notebook, power, psychology, psychosis, reality, truth, writing

The Most Complex of Questions

You’ve asked me that before. Several times actually. The first time was about five years ago. I wasn’t supposed to … More

abuse, addiction, alcohol, anxiety, bittersweet, blah, blast from the past, conversation, delusions, distress, drugs, existence, existentialism, friends, hallucinations, help me, high, life, love, love or something, memories, pprose, suicidal, suicide, talking, whatever, writing

The Fear

I don’t know what’s right and what’s real anymore And I don’t know how I’m meant to feel anymore When … More

bipolar, borderline, BPD, delusions, dissociation, distortions, fear, hallucinations, lyrics, mental health, mental illness, NHS, panic, paranoia, perception, psychosis, reality

Trumanesque: dissociation/disbelief

Sometimes, I can’t believe that I’m alive, that I exist, that I have experienced 22 years of “life” on this … More

blah, breakdown, confusion, delusions, dissociation, existence, existentialism, existing, help, imagination, life, London, love, mental health, mental illness, meta, metaphysics, paranoia, perception, psychosis, reality, The Truman Show, wtf

– W H I T E – N O I S E –

It began as sports commentary. Two commentators, one with a Brummie accent and one Southerner, giving updates on different games … More

anxiety, auditory, bipolar, blahhhh, BPD, delusions, depression, family, genre, hallucinations, help, lyrics, music, noise, paranoia, psychosis, radio, reality, sport, story, thinking, words, writing, wtf
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