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Another Psychosis, Another Involuntary Section

Another ID wristband—tethered to this earth only by name and number. Another locked room—unopenable from the inside, trapped in terror. … More

breakdown, hospital, love, mental health, mental illness, poem, poems, poet, poetry, psychosis, relationships, writers, writing

“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

Custody Conversations

  Excerpt from History of Present Complaint by HLR (Close to the Bone, 2021). To read more, get a copy … More

CNF, health, hospital, life, memoir, mental health, mental illness, NHS, poems, poetry, prosetry, psychosis, sectioned, writing

Two Thousand and Nineteen

JANUARY NYE was disastrous: a big fight and an unforgivable text message. Boyfriend dumped me. Nights wandering around the city, … More

2019, art, books, breakdown, depression, experience, hospital, life, mental health, mental illness, poetry, psychosis, sectioned, truth, writing

She, in September

In all of her dreams you are in trouble. • There is something about being in hospitals that makes her … More

CNF, Hijacked Amygdala, hospital, journal, life, mental health, mental illness, poetry, prosetry, psychosis, reality, sick, truth, writing

Sectioned

Earlier this week I was involuntarily detained under the Mental Health Act. I had a severe psychotic episode which resulted … More

detainment, hospital, life, mental health, mental health act, mental illness, psychosis, recovery, section, writing

April Meditations

Inspired by the 29th NaPoWriMo prompt to produce a poem that meditates, I used this poem to meditate on the … More

breakdown, chronic illness, family, hospital, life, meditation, mental illness, NaPoWriMo, NHS, poem, poetry, prompt, reflection, trauma, writing

Out Of The Mouths Of Doctors

Your blood is highly uncooperative. If you were my daughter, I honestly wouldn’t know what to do with you. I’ve … More

doctors, health, hospital, life, London, memoir, mental health, NHS, nurses, poem, poetry, psychiatry, quotations, quotes

The Great Escape

Accidentally OD’d. Honestly, it was an accident. Remember going downstairs. Remember going out the door. Remember speaking to a man … More

blackout, breakdown, health, Hijacked Amygdala, hospital, life, memory, mental health, NHS, overdose, poem, poetry, psychiatric, writing

Good Chat

Act 4 Scene II [Small windowless room in an NHS psychiatric ward in north London. Man with lots of letters … More

books, dark, depression, dialogue, help, hospital, life, NHS, psychiatry, scene, screenplay, script, self help, writing

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