'I still ask myself, what if my mother never gave birth to me?'
Tag: mental health
Phobics in the World
A poem against various injustices caused across the fabric of history in the name of social phobias like homophobia, biphobia, transphobia and many others.
Queerness Is Infinite
Being a queer person is like being a ghost where you have to find places to hide and yet people get scared when they find you.
Are Invisible Battles Unreal?
A perspective on the disparity between reality and what is visible to the others when it comes to mental health issues.
The Camaraderie of Strangers
The poet's ode to her mother-in-law who weathered grave mental health issues for decades.
Thoughts Have Become Armour
The poet's experience of overthinking.
What Did Hallucinations Teach Me About Life?
Things are either overwhelming or non-existent. It is true that the lightness of being is unbearable.
Too Much Space
A poem on how the author has struggled to take up space and curled herself into a ball, due to her eating disorders, and the uncurling thereafter.
My Story With Bipolar Disorder, and How to Talk and Not Talk About Mental Illnesses
An essay on how society treats physical and mental pain differently – even though they can be equally unbearable.