mental illness – Page 6 – FEMININE COLLECTIVE

For Medicinal Purposes Only

November 10, 2016September 15, 2018 Julie Anderson

You are so crazy I can’t take it anymore I will not have this kind of drama in my life You are strange and unpredictable Am I CRAZY? What makes you think that? Is it because I grind my teeth every night, chasing demons in my dreams? Is it because Read more

How to Lose All of Your Friends in 5 Minutes

November 9, 2016September 18, 2018 Richard DeFino

So how does one lose all their friends in 5 minutes? Well, it’s not that hard actually. Just tell them the truth, that’s it.But please don’t be fooled, this is easier said than done and it will, of course, have its consequences. I myself have yet to do this, but Read more

Fight or Flight

November 3, 2016November 10, 2016 Stephanie Bennett-Henry

My skin glows with a silky soft layer of grandiosity, it’s so fucking beautiful, I’m almost positive it should be named one of the wonders of the world. Yeah, I mean that. Mold me into a statue. Carve me into a mountain that’s close enough to touch the sky; I’m Read more

This Ain’t No Nicholas Spark’s Chick Flick

October 28, 2016September 13, 2018 Jacqueline Cioffa

Anxiety isn’t something one decides; “Hey, yeah, I think I’ll be a fucking mess today. Epic idea.” It seeps into your extremities, the tingling ache, and itch; the desperate need to escape the skin you live in. The physical yearning for that little calming blue pill to squash it, stamp Read more

Dibs

October 18, 2016October 6, 2018 Paakhi Bhatnagar

I stand there, crazy. No space ships waiting or begging me to clean up dust. Stars away stare into me like fire, encroaching. Single files blocking any desire left in me. Carefree and free was bound to be a slave. A worker in a field had a plate-gruel and a Read more

I Promise

October 12, 2016September 13, 2018 Icess Fernandez

How do I tell you that you are beautiful? How do I tell you that it’s not your fault? That when I left your house I was plenty strong enough. That you are a good mother, that the world hasn’t been as cruel to me as you think. How do Read more

Even With Mental Health Services, Sometimes Suicide Prevention is Impossible

October 3, 2016September 14, 2018 Jenny Heitz Schulte

Suicide Prevention Day was September 10. That day, my Facebook feed was emblazoned with posts about mental health, about suicide hotlines, about better resources and improved programs. All excellent and worthy causes. But all I could think about was my college roommate, who took her own life at age 40. Read more

Cradles Long Forgotten

September 26, 2016October 6, 2018 Paakhi Bhatnagar

Heavy minutes rhyming on her white wall, crying, flailing, slowly falling down like trickles of blood pooling around everybody’s eyes, around everybody’s smiles, but everybody smiles. Her fingers walk across the marble floor, nails scraping and tongues bending like half-empty dresses hung inside a closet. Boots, now worn, lie sullenly Read more