Therapeutic Art Gallery Strolls
Written by Deryn Vandertang Five Things Art Taught Me About Problem Solving Have you ever experienced when something seemed to be going well and…
Prangins Psychiatric Hospital
Photographer Marie Lise Rossel is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the series ‘Prangins Psychiatric Hospital’. To see Marie Lise’s…
Causes & Effects
Photographer Klavdia Balampanidou is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘From Hand to Mouth’. To see Klavdia’s body…
Mental Health, Uncertainty & Isolation | Coronavirus’ Days
Photographer Gavin Smart is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘Apartment Two, Second Floor‘. To see Gavin’s body…
Hypnosis Links To Sessions The Hermit Poet Listens To On YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAbxOCyPu4U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyYCL5oDtmo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuzJffTliSc Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021 If my poetry helped,…
The Emotional Cries Of Children Raised In Abusive Homes
Photographer Miki Hasegawa is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Internal Notebook’. To see Miki’s body of work,…
Anxiety-Depressive Disorder | A Photographer’s Story
Photographer Sergei Stroitelev is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘Blue Dot’. To see Sergei’s body of work,…
Inertia
On a mental lockup floor 24×7 Everything based on routine Isolated from outside world No worries No responsibilities Just follow the rules Take twice a…
Playing With Air
Deep long breaths Inhale Exhale Desperately Trying To release air From the anxiety balloon Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021 Edge of…
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I can feel the load Mind no longer guides Nervous system All circuit overloaded Psychological Trauma Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2021 …
Doing My Best
I try to think positive But it is difficult when Day after day Acid rain comes down Burning the smile off my face Copyright©…
Digging
Using a Jack hammer I worked Through that night Chipping away Searching for The cure Hidden In my primitive mind Copyright© Edge of Humanity…
Smother
Alone The depression beast wraps It sides around a thick dark cloud Quickly I’m overwhelmed with emotions Unable to move from my chair Paralyzed The…
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Her anxiety Always Leads Her To believe A Problem will become A Complete disaster Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2020 More On Peeling…
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When sick for a longtime It becomes difficult To think clearly Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2020 If my poetry helped, entertained, or…
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As weeks Went by All she could do Was Watch In Horror As all of her long Beautiful hair Fell out Copyright© Edge of…
Enduring What Is Not There
I stand there Taking it Anxiety Picks apart my emotions Slow Deep Cuts Yes I stand there And Take it Copyright© Edge of Humanity…
Captivity Within
Photographer FarZana Akhtar is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘Prisoner of Your Own Thought’. To see FarZana’s…
Bipolar Disorder In The Family
Photographer Léa Thijs is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the book/project ‘Safe House’. To see Léa’s body of work,…
Reinterpreting My Father’s Hallucinations
Photographer Glorija Lizde is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘F20.5’. To see Glorija’s body of work, click…
Sanatoriums Of The Former Soviet Union
Artist and Writer Jason Oddy is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. From the ‘Sanatorium’ series. To see Jason’s body of work,…
A Mother’s Commitment To Include Her Son | When Autism Strikes
Photographer Marco Ponzianelli is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Jacopo’. To see Marco’s body of work, click…
Designed To Express Insanity | The Lindemann Center
Documentary and Street Photographer David Horton is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From the project ‘Invisible Wall’. To see…
Helping Each Other To Survive | Housing For 70 Mentally Disabled Abandoned Boys | West Bengal, India
Visual Storyteller Joydeep Mukherjee is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From his project ‘ Rainbow Shades Of Grey‘. To see…
Lahore Mental Hospital – Pakistan’s Asylum Or Safe Haven?
Photographer Aun Raza is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From project ‘Lahore Mental Hospital“. To see Aun’s body of…
“…down with anxiety attacks…” The Eternal Euphoria & Construed Illusions – A Photographer’s Story
Independent Filmmaker and Photojournalist Ritam Talukdar is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From his ongoing project ‘Forms of Mental Illness‘. To follow…
The Atrocities Of War Drove Them To Insanity – Holocaust Survivors Between Illusion & Reality
Photojournalist Gili Yaari is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From his project ‘Sixty Five Years Later – Mental Health…
Sao Pedro Psychiatric Hospital, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Photographer Carlo Gianferro is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From his project ‘The Remainders Of Madness‘. To see Carlo’s body…
Depicting Depression – Artist Exposé
This photography essay was submitted to Edge of Humanity Magazine by Photographer Aleksandra Stone. Click on any image to see Aleksandra’s gallery of self-portraits.…