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Tag Archives: depression
Healing – Day 5: Down With Depression
When did you first “come down” with depression? Was it like the time you came down with the flu, or a cold? Does it happen as often as coming down with a cold? More often than the flu? Or do … Continue reading
Grief – Two Months In
Grief is an odd emotion. It enters your being before you realize it, when you least expect it. You think you’re coping well – on the mend, even – and it hits you in the gut. A sucker punch. Doubles you over … Continue reading
Posted in Grieving
Tagged death of a parent, death of mother, depression, family, grief, grieving, haiku, mother, motherless, poetry
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Hey Muse! Where Are You?
Writing, expressing, speaking out, are my salvation. My way home. Sometimes, though, the muse takes a break. She must need it, with all that I demand–no…beg–of her. I find myself without words, without ideas, without my lifeblood. What to do? … Continue reading
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Tagged child, depression, facing the abyss, hope, inspiration, joy, Muse, time, tired of depression, writer's block, writing, writing prompt
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Where is God?
I am without God today. Devastatingly without God. Without hope. I stress today, because I know it will not be forever. It just feels like it. Just. Hah…just. What a silly minimization. Unjust, more like. The feeling overwhelms, threatens to … Continue reading
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Tagged body, body issues, depression, feelings, finding God, God, healing, hope, hopelessness, incest survivor, No Body, overwhelm, survivor
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