Mental-illness stories, books, poems, and more

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In this poem I'm addressing the myth that 'what doesn't kill you makes you stronger'. It's often not said with ill intent however, it can sometimes be harmful to people experiencing mental health issues. Although I was scared to share this poem and my experiences with my mental health, I… Read More
The follow up to Wrecked 1, in which I explore my own processing of the fact my abuser is at the end of his life, sick and dying, and the unexpected ways it impacts me. Read More
Doran Hewitt is a 23-year-old night shift worker at a convenience store, leading a quiet and solitary life. but doran harbors a dark secret - he suffers from dissociative identity disorder, a condition that causes him to have a split personality. his other self is twisted, dark, and ruthless, and… Read More
As a species, we have replaced nature with technology and overall wellness with money. Could our rising mental and physical health issues be a result of moving away from nature as a society? Read More

Book / Science Fiction

December 24, 2022

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Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

A brain damaged gambler, unable to trust his own feelings or memory, searches for meaning outside of the daily grind Read More

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Comments: 4

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The Booksie Classic House

a divine composition of insanity is a compilation of poetry and personal essays that hold the thoughts and feelings of a not so sound mind. Read More
Relapsed again. Tonight I’m just trying to focus on positive. Read More
I'll be posting some odd stuff for a while. It took me 5 months to get back into BOOSKIE, as my requests to get a new Password were apparently being changed by a key-logging using Hacker. Once I gained entry, I wanted to copy/paste each work into Pages and then… Read More
Poem taken from Matthew McKenzie's book "The Poetry book of mental health caring". The poem explores the experience of an unpaid carer suffering while providing care. Read More
After a set of twins, Natalie and Vincent, move to the small town of Joliet, Illinois; The twins visit a supposedly haunted library, where they get an odd book. Suddenly, odd occurrences begin happening around Natalie and Vincent, all ending in tragic deaths. Is the book to blame, or is… Read More
Ainsley knew sophomore year of college would be full of the unknown - without Devin, her enticingly loving ex-girlfriend, and without any of the world she'd built during freshman year. But when Devin showed up with her new girlfriend Rachel, and things started moving really fast, Ainsley felt all sense… Read More
Poem from my latest book on carer identity. Read More
It is important that if you are caring for someone, you need to look after yourself. Taken from the poetry book I am developing. Read More

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The Booksie Classic House

A young college student is haunted by the ghost of her mentally ill ex. Read More

Poem / Poetry /

June 19, 2022

Poem about caring for someone who is suffering mental illness. Read More
A poem from the poetry book I am working on. It is about a family member caring for someone, but has been recently let down by the mental health services. So obviously they complain. Read More

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The Booksie Classic House

Poem is about a carer who is looking after a family member and is frustrated about the mental health services not getting back to him. The person the carer is caring for is detained and very unwell. Read More

Poem / Poetry /

June 06, 2022

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Comments: 3

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The Booksie Classic House

Taken from the poetry book I am working on for this year. Read More
A Poem from the book that I am working on regarding caring for someone suffering mental illness. Read More
Taken from the poetry book that I am working on. The book contains poems about the experience of caring. Read More
Taken from the book the book I am working on "The Poetry book of mental health caring" Read More
The book serves as a way to connect and network with unpaid mental health carers as the experience of providing unpaid care can be an isolating experience. The 2nd book by Matthew McKenzie who is a former mental health carer tried to capture the challenges faced by carers with insight… Read More
Taken from the poetry book "The Poetry book of mental health caring". A book about carer's experiences of caring for someone suffering mental illness. Read More
A young man is pulled away from his family and winds up in the wilds of rural Maine where he later wakes up in a hospital with no memory or understanding of the last few days of his life. Read More

Poem / Poetry

April 23, 2022

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Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Learning to trust people again after a trauma is really hard, this poem speaks of this difficulty. Read More
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