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#mentalillnes
Undue pressure to confront my inner demons, Will I stand and face these horrific cretins? Inorganic matter conjured by cranial inefficiency, These beastly apparitions habitually make me queasy. Uprooting many temporary holds of my sanity, Deep seated abominations of my own grotesque vanity. Insidious claws beckon me to the bubonic abyss, A wolf in sheep's clothing; a two-faced mistress. For beneath my carapace there dwells an eerie land, Haphazardly I slip into necromantic sand.
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May 2
May 2, 2026 at 6:32 PM UTC
The Struggle Within
When my skin shivers at the touch of iron bars, Then with a little smile I hide under a blanket with no shine. Here, it's warm, Whether it's day or night, But sometimes, it feels warmer, When on my skin lands an unknown light. But… That brightness must be ugly. I am only meant to see beauty, and darkness is the most beautiful of all. That’s why they blindfolded me, isn’t it? In this vast and ugly world, this cold cell keeps me from being lost, And this kindness aches my heart the most.
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Mar 20
Mar 20, 2026 at 2:37 AM UTC
Ugly Light
I am in so much pain I need somebody to **** me I've tried and failed many times They took my pills and noose away I'm hurting so bad Help me Help me I can't bare it any longer It feels like I'm being torn apart from the inside out I can't help it **** me please I need to rest I just need a moment without the mental pain It never stops it really never stops and I can't bare it anymore I can't live like this any longer Help me The demons are too big They are killing me inside They don't see how sick I am They never see it They trust me to be alone but I can't be alone because I will end my suffering on my own I need to stop this pain It's killing me Help Caer Caer Caer Caer Help me it's killing me I feel so alone I am so alone right now I can't feel like this any longer **** me please Please please please end my suffering Before it's too late and they take the full control
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Jul 9, 2019
Jul 9, 2019 at 4:47 PM UTC
Late-night thoughts
I smell like the cigarette that I put out on my skin The sting's still there It turned to a bright red spot before it went black I smell like the **** that I smoked I need it to keep the voices quiet It turns my thoughts into clouds and my mood into water I smell like the liquor I drank I need it to feel alive I need it to feel like I am somebody I smell like the blood seeping out of my fresh cuts I need it to stay calm Without it I would lose myself in the eye of a noose Why do I need all these things to make me feel like I am somebody? Without them I turn into my biggest demons and I can't face myself for a second being like that. Why can't I just be like everyone else and find pleasure instead of escape in atleast 3 of these things. Why can't I stop being me?
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Jul 9, 2019
Jul 9, 2019 at 4:37 PM UTC
Self destructive habit to ****
Just incase no one told you today: •you are loved •your thoughts matter •you matter •you are brave •you are smart •you are beautiful •you are capable •you can do this •it does get better •it's okay to cry •you'll make it out of this •the sun will shine again And most importantly •you matter, you matter and this world needs you and don't ever let anyone or anything make you believe otherwise.
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Apr 16, 2019
Apr 16, 2019 at 4:13 PM UTC
Incase no one told you today...
And I find it so hard to search for words to say That my sanity went down the drain Like the leftover soap seeping off my hair It stings my eyes and turns me blind The monster picks the moment like a greedy child picking a flower It closes my throat so oxygen is a word I can't remember anymore Thoughts drip down my body and I find myself drowning in the condensed walls of my mind With damp fingers I try to reach for a strategy But I seem to have lost my sanity
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Mar 7, 2019
Mar 7, 2019 at 6:09 AM UTC
Sanity shower
I want to tear my skin apart I want to rip the pieces of my body off my soul and create something beautiful I want to feel seeping wounds close up and I want to feel the tightness of them healing I want my bones to snap like sticks And my teeth to break like bricks I want the taste of life on my tongue when the pain numbs my body I want to feel
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Mar 2, 2019
Mar 2, 2019 at 2:47 PM UTC
Hurt
She was a shadow of her own mind A pitch black hole in the air When people looked at her the hope that she'd come back would fade away She was a crack in a perfectly fine mirror Nobody seemed to notice it at first, but it eventually got annoying to look She was a papercut in her family's finger A small stripe of blood and biterness in a beautiful surface that shouldn't be touched She was broken but all she worried about was how it affected the people around her. And nobody seemed to take a needle to stitch the pieces back together
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Feb 8, 2019
Feb 8, 2019 at 10:36 AM UTC
She was
She plays violin on her wrists Sinfully beautiful symphonies appear on her skin Like paper sheets her blood will flow With eyes determined on the price She watches the last bit of her soul seep out of her wounds A lonely sound escapes her lips The last lonely sound she'll ever make Now she's in a different place And replaced the violin for clouds
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Feb 1, 2019
Feb 1, 2019 at 4:03 PM UTC
Violin
And he thinks it's so easy Because he knows how to love But I never met that feeling I've had a dark cloud above my head and my heart for as long as I can remember Who even am I? My brain tells me it's perfect But my feelings got stuck behind this wall I can't seem to find them. Every day I pretend. I pretend that I'm fine. 'yes I ate my dinner, yes I took my medicine, yes I love you' These lies became a friendly play. But the glue behind the mask is wearing off and slowly reveals the broken pieces left of me. I don't know anymore My brain divided itself into little fragments, hovering all over the place. The only safetynet is myself, and I can't seem to find her.
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Jan 15, 2019
Jan 15, 2019 at 2:02 PM UTC
Who am I?
Emotion burgeons with each passing day, becoming indolent through exhaustion. Calling for help imperatively, but not being heard through a cloud so thick.
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Jul 17, 2018
Jul 17, 2018 at 12:28 AM UTC
Bipolar Illness
3/27/2018 - 2:27am It’s tough, you know. When it’s 2am, and you’ve finally decided to try and get some sleep. Then, your fear comes in this giant wave like you’re the shore it’s crashing into. It’s tough, when you’re out shopping for house necessities and, your chest is so tight, and your hands are trembling because, anxiety is so god **** controlling, and you have to act like you’re totally okay every time you walk past another human being acting like they’re totally okay. None of us are ever totally okay. All of us struggle in personal battles everyday. Some worse than others, but for all, it’s tough. A.R
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Mar 30, 2018
Mar 30, 2018 at 1:31 PM UTC
Anxiety is so much more than a mental illness.
I have all these hearts, but nothing to do with them.
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Dec 20, 2017
Dec 20, 2017 at 9:22 PM UTC
poke holes in them
my anxiety is killing me how many nights i've gone through without sleep i cannot comprehend the feeling inside the stairs i take are too steep my legs are weary, they won't climb up my anxiousness drowns me in darkness, yet i'm in drought hearts racing, thoughts running, eyes searching for something grounding every little mistake i make makes me so jumpy only the pills she gave me can calm it although i chug them down my throat my own mind says those **** won't help me that it won't cure me and now here i am, sitting mindless and thoughtless and with nothing to hold onto
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Dec 6, 2017
Dec 6, 2017 at 6:27 PM UTC
ease
A bug-like being crawled up your spine, Its many feet clicking on your bones. The movement was scarcely perceptible under your barely bulging skin. The closer he got to your brain, the faster he clicked. His anticipation was tangible, translated into your erratic acts. He saw your thoughts, he smelt your love. He hungered for your sanity, With huge, dilated, droopy eyes and a salivating mouth. It held a long sloppy tongue, that left its sizzling slime along his path. Upon reaching your brain stem he used his sharp incisors To take a mouthful of your rational. It fed him. He rejoiced, throwing his head back in malicious laughter. With new energy, he slithered around your skull And barged into your frontal cortex. Your judgement forever altered, now under his command. His delight was overwhelming. In his pleasure, He covered your cells in his hot, heavy breath. It was poison, acting against all remaining sensibility. As he devoured your corpus callosum, he spawned another head. This one small and sleek, covered in slime, With black beady eyes. The new head drilled to the core of you and reeked havoc On your amygdala and hippocampus. You are gone. You no longer remember how to feel. He is almighty. The movement of your limbs is no longer your own. Your words are first conceived in his belly. He cares about nothing but consumption and destruction. He is starved for pain, he needs to breathe in the Cries of those who love you the most. You can no longer notice the beauty in Your daughter's smile, rather you smell the tears Resting in her eyes still so full of adoration.
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Jul 15, 2015
Jul 15, 2015 at 6:30 PM UTC
Theodore
A bug-like being crawled up your spine, Its many feet clicking on your bones. The movement was scarcely perceptible under your barely bulging skin. The closer he got to your brain, the faster he clicked. His anticipation was tangible, translated into your erratic acts. He saw your thoughts, he smelt your love. He hungered for your sanity, With huge, dilated, droopy eyes and a salivating mouth. It held a long sloppy tongue, that left its sizzling slime along his path. Upon reaching your brain stem he used his sharp incisors To take a mouthful of your rational. It fed him. He rejoiced, throwing his head back in malicious laughter. With new energy, he slithered around your skull And barged into your frontal cortex. Your judgement forever altered, now under his command. His delight was overwhelming. In his pleasure, He covered your cells in his hot, heavy breath. It was poison, acting against all remaining sensibility. As he devoured your corpus callosum, he spawned another head. This one small and sleek, covered in slime, With black beady eyes. The new head drilled to the core of you and reeked havoc On your amygdala and hippocampus. You are gone. You no longer remember how to feel. He is almighty. The movement of your limbs is no longer your own. Your words are first conceived in his belly. He cares about nothing but consumption and destruction. He is starved for pain, he needs to breathe in the Cries of those who love you the most. You can no longer notice the beauty in Your daughter's smile, rather you smell the tears Resting in her eyes still so full of adoration.
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