Catharsis of an Unstable Mind
Writings of a bi-polar, recovering alcoholic addict
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Catharsis of an Unstable Mind is a book that contains my writings from about the 5th grade (when my parents divorced) to about 2003. I wrote when I was manic or when I was depressed and even when I was drunk. It's like I couldn't sleep unless I got all those thoughts out of my head and then I could lay my head down and sleep. I had kept my writings in a file all these years and when I had my nervous breakdown, my medications weren't working like they used to and I felt manic and pulled all the writings out to look over. It was then I started to work on compiling my poems for publishing. I feel like the title explains how I feel. Putting this book together has helped me work through some issues and it gave me focus in such a confusing time. I hope that maybe it will touch someone and they will seek help if they need it, for whatever reason (drugs, alcohol or mental health). And know this, you are not alone!
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Catharsis of an Unstable Mind is a book that contains my writings from about the 5th grade (when my parents divorced) to about 2003. I wrote when I was manic or when I was depressed and even when I was drunk. It's like I couldn't sleep unless I got all those thoughts out of my head and then I could lay my head down and sleep. I had kept my writings in a file all these years and when I had my nervous breakdown, my medications weren't working like they used to and I felt manic and pulled all the writings out to look over. It was then I started to work on compiling my poems for publishing. I feel like the title explains how I feel. Putting this book together has helped me work through some issues and it gave me focus in such a confusing time. I hope that maybe it will touch someone and they will seek help if they need it, for whatever reason (drugs, alcohol or mental health). And know this, you are not alone!
About the Author
As a child, my parents divorced and I grew up with my mother, brother and sister. It was then that the sadness and anxiety came. I eventually using alcohol and drugs to deal with my emotions. I started writing poems just to get a sense of relief and continued writing until my young adulthood when I was diagnosed bi-polar disorder and anxiety and started me on medications. Once on the medications, I found that I was not able to write poems anymore. I was able to function and go to college and I have an Associates Degree in Nursing. I had kept it together for 20 years and then I had a nervous breakdown and now I find writing, remembering and everyday things are difficult but I keep trying. I refuse to give up. I am 45 and find that I am having to start my life over again but I have a good family and I am blessed.