depression
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MOOD FOLLOWS ACTION: tools for moving through depression
Depression can be a demon. Andrew Solomon famously described it as the “Noonday Demon”—a beast that can leave you miserable…
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IS DEPRESSION A FORM OF ADDICTION?
Earlier this week an unusual line of analysis came through me. I started to wonder if addiction might be a…
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MANIC DEMONS
These highs like cocaine I reject emotional painMy brain got that fix Appearance flaunted in vain Reckless impulsivity Believing myself a higher…
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UNSETTLING FACES
Unsettling facesFamiliar truthsFlocks of sheepAnalyzing me I know they judgeTheir eyes tell me soFalse reciprocationCould be so Seeking acceptanceYet quick…
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JOY EXTINGUISHED: eulogy for Gus
Your voice propheticYour spirit magneticGoth boy fireYour energy electric I look you in your eyesLike I know your painToxins flood…
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RESURRECTION: a bypo journal
I am hereI should have died I jumped from Key BridgePlummeting into the Potomac RiverThere was ice in the…
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HOMAGE
We are raised to venerate familyIt is said that we are equally related within our nuclear familiesEqually related to our…
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LIBATIONS FOR AN ADDICT
This is raw emotionBarely processed reflexive emotionFeelings swimming amidst violent cliffsLurching in divergent directionsSeeking cathartic expressionSeeking connection We loved youWe…
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HYDRAULIC SEX
You are thunder amidst the rainYou swim in the river that keeps me saneErotic power flows through your veinsWe recover…
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TRUST MUSCLE: a journal entry
This is my chosen place to write—it is close to my heart: my trust muscle I sit at the convergence…
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KARMIC TRANSITION
i have tried to cry for days, just feeling that grief is the right feeling to feelemotive songs have helped…
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EROTIC AND PLATONIC
Our vibe is subtle, electric, and wildYour warmth is deeply attractive and your charms make me smile You are an…
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AN INTRUSION OF GREY
alone with my emotions, i am wracked by malaise i contend with my demons clothed in varied shades of grey…