1. A Storm In The Mind
In the shadows of silence, it stirs
A whisper, unseen but felt.
Like a ghost
With a grip like iron, emotions to melt.
Mental Illness Poems
Poems about Mental Health
Discovering you suffer from a mental illness can be devastating. When faced with this challenge, most people work hard to pursue treatment and inform themselves about the disease. Even still, keeping a positive outlook and attempting to maintain good communication with your loved ones can become extremely challenging. Sometimes, despite your best efforts, you may feel deep sadness and frustration because of your illness. Such feelings are normal, and should not be repressed. In fact, expressing them to a close friend or through writing can help you to cope, and even thrive, despite your mental illness.
56 Poems about Anxiety and Panic Disorders
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2. Quietly
There have been moments just to sit quietly
In places of uncertainty and of the unknown
Furthest away from all which represents society
Surrounded by nothing and completely alone -
3. Hello, I Love You, Goodbye
hello, I love you, goodbye.
Sometimes I wonder why I try.
most days seem the same; -
4. The Room Of My Life
Famous Poem
Here,
in the room of my life
the objects keep changing.
Ashtrays to cry into, -
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6. Panic
One thousands beats per second
It hammers ‘gainst my chest
I feel it in my temples
Tonight there’ll be no rest -
Featured Shared Story
I absolutely love this poem. I do like to over analyze some poetry, but this poem could mean so much. This poem really touched my heart. I know how it feels to be there but not actually be...
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8. Struggling To Breathe
I'm feeling so scared,
I can't breathe but I must.
Thinking so many thoughts,
Trying so hard to trust.Featured Shared StoryI'm almost 58 & feel this way daily! I have severe PTSD from a life of every kind of abuse you can think of & many you can't. Have had chronic pain since 1998 (24/7!), Fibromyalgia, severe...
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9. Suicide Note
A tortured mind for twenty years,
now I write my final words of life.
Every line soaked with
sorrowed ink; I cannot hide how -
10. Exhale Anxiety
I send anxiety
a cease and desist letter.
I close her mouth.
Unbind her gnawing disquiet, -
11. Another Trigger
A storm is coming, my chest is tightening and it's hard to breathe.
Like a giant noose, life is smothering me.
I would do anything to not feel this pain.
Make it stop, I want to laugh again. -
12. I Don't Know
I don't know how to tell you I'm afraid without feeling weak.
I don't know how to tell you I'm hurting and how I wish this pain would cease.
I don't know how to tell you I'm lonely without feeling incomplete.
I don't know how to tell you I'm tired and how I wish this burden would decrease. -
13. Love Is Patient
You tell me every day
How much I mean to you.
Now it's time for me to say
What I know is absolutely true. -
14. Life Behind The Mask
Deep inside her mind,
Behind a picture-perfect smile,
Lies a desolate, lonely place
She hasn't visited for a while.Featured Shared StoryI related so much to this poem. As a middle school girl, this line from the poem, "Nobody knows her struggles. If only they would ask. She didn't have to fight this alone and hide behind a...
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15. Finding A Voice
I scream, yet I am not heard.
I try to talk, but my mouth won't open.
I am not myself anymore,
but I can tell that to no one. -
16. Unclear
Never knowing,
Always seeking
happiness and approval,
even the words I am speaking.Featured Shared StoryFor those who are unfamiliar with mental illness in all its varied forms, this is a good place to start sharing Catherine, as it's no longer a marginal disease. My son introduced me 20 years...
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17. Just Wait For The Sun
When everything's darkness
And you feel so alone,
When the rain doesn't stop
And you can't make it home,Featured Shared StoryWow! This is an amazing poem! I love how the poem just flows and makes so much of sense. Thanks for sharing this beautiful poem. I know you posted this like 2 years ago but I hope you're...
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18. Where Am I?
Is there anyone there
to help me see,
help me remember,
remember to be me?Featured Shared StoryI am 13 years old and I have anxiety and depression. Being a teenage girl is scary enough. Imagine sitting in bed every night rethinking your whole life and worrying about things that don't...
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19. The Fire
The fire that rages
from within my rib cage is
weakening the bones
that should make me strong. -
20. The Night Is The Hardest
Feelings of unrelenting sorrow and fear wash over me like a wave crashing on a shore,
Painful nostalgia for younger days and panic for the ones to come,
Reminiscing on days and feelings I can never get back,
Needing to feel close to someone to pull me back from this ledge,
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